Institute for Minority Rights / Eurac Research

http://www.eurac.edu/Org/minorities/IMR/index.htm

The full text of working papers can be found here, as well as the highly useful MIRIS database, which provides the full text of minority rights legislation in Europe.

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Osteuropa-Wissenschaften.ch

http://osteuropa-wissenschaften.weebly.com/

This site in German is a useful gateway to institutes, libraries, network initiatives and events in Switzerland in regards to Eastern Europe.

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The Association for the Study of Nationalities ASN

http://www.nationalities.org/

The focus here is on nationalities problems and ethnic conflict in the former Soviet Union and in the countries of Eastern Europe.

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Institut fuer Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien / Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS)

http://www.imis.uos.de/

IMIS examines historical and contemporary demographic, geographic, socioeconomic, political, legislative, psychological and educational issues of migration and integration from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Management of Social Transformations MOST/UNESCO

http://www.unesco.org/most/

MOST promotes international, comparative and policy-relevant research on contemporary social transformations and issues of global importance.

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Institute for War & Peace Reporting IWPR

http://iwpr.net

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting IWPR gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict, crisis and change. Highly recommended.

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OSCE HCNM country recommendations / MINELRES

http://www.minelres.lv/osce/counrec.htm

The OSCE attaches high importance to minority issues as problems of peace and security. This is reflected in the office of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, established in 1992. Confidentiality is normally a crucial prerequisite for the activities of the HCNM. As such, the correspondence here provides rare insights into the work of the HCNM.

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Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ

http://www.cpj.org/

The Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in 1981. The CPJ promotes press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. Case histories of documented press freedom violations against journalists and media organisations worldwide as well as annual reports on the violations in specific countries and regions can be found here.

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Research Resources for the Social Sciences /Craig McKie/Department of Sociology and Anthropology/Carleton University/McGraw-Hill Ryerson

http://www.socsciresearch.com/

This is an excellent starting point for research in many fields of the social sciences.

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Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI)

http://lgi.osi.hu/

The primary mission of LGI is to foster cross-border cooperation and to disseminate throughout the region porentially important policy studies which should have a significant impact on public policy reform. Highly recommended.

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