Directory of Development Organizations / Resource Guide to Development Organizations and the Internet

http://www.devdir.org/

A large number of weblinks and further information can be found here. Highly recommended. This directory has been prepared to facilitate international cooperation and knowledge sharing in development work, both among civil society organizations, research institutions, governments and the private sector. the directory aims to promote interaction and active partnerships among governments, the private sector and key development organizations in civil society.

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A Remaining Share or a New Part? The Union's Role vis-a-vis Minorities After the Enlargement Decade / Gabriel N. Toggenburg

http://tinyurl.com/6bqnxk2

This article attempts to identify the role of the Union vis-a-vis (its) minorities after enlargement. Does the Union simply continue to take care of the remaining share of the tasks it provided during the enlargement decade or does it play a new part? According to the author, the Union's policy vis-a-vis the Western Balkans shows a revamped engagement for minority interests in the Union's external relations. Moreover a new inter-organisational trialogue between the EU, the OSCE and the Council of Europe is on its way and will presumably further develop in the future. The author also shows that the Union is strengthening its minority momentum in the internal sphere. Highly recommended.

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European Commission / Employment and Social Affairs / Social Inclusion

http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_inclusion/index_en.htm

Policy documents on Social Inclusion, as well as general OMC material, can be found here. Highly recommended as a starting point.

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New Modes of Governance Project / European University Institute / Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

http://www.eu-newgov.org/

The transformation of governance in and beyond Europe is evaluated and analyzed here. Reports and working papers are available on this site. Highly recommended.

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Ombudsman Institutions and Minority Issues. A Guide to Good Practice / ed. by Marnie Lloydd / Flensburg: European Centre for Minority Issues, 2005.

http://tinyurl.com/6lxbm2q

ECMI is convinced of the potential for ombudsman institutions to protect minority interests in a democratic state. It is hoped that this Guide can spark discussion and consideration for those states and regions considering such an institution and provide a training and development tool for extant institutions wishing to strengthen their capacities in the area of minority issues. Highly recommended.

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The CEDIME-SE Guide to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/bhr/english/special_issues/fcnm_guide.html

This highly useful guide includes NGO 'shadow' reports to the FCNM.

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Territorial autonomy as a means of minority protection and conflict solution in the European experience - An overview and schematic comparison / Thomas Benedikter / Society for Threatened Peoples, Italy / 19 June 2006

http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html

Autonomy provides for the possibility to share legislative and executive powers between the central states and national minorities safeguarding both aims: the preservation of the integrity of a state and its sovereign territory and self-government for the minority group in its specific region.

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United Nations Working Group on Minorities Documents

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/minorities/documents.htm

The United Nations Working Group on Minorities (UNWGM) meeting papers are a useful source of information. Highly recommended.

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Right to Education Project

http://www.right-to-education.org/

The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education. The site includes a useful country database of constitutional provisions for education, as well as interesting background papers and reports. Highly recommended as a starting place for research.

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Minority Issues Mainstreaming. A Practical Guide for European Agency for Reconstruction Programmes. Thessaloniki and Flensburg: European Agency for Reconstruction, 162 pp. (2006)

http://tinyurl.com/67muzu7

This EAR-ECMI manual provides an overview of specific minority issues in South East Europe. It begins with an overview of legal mechanisms for minority rights protection, followed by country analyses, highlighting EAR priority areas. A case study on the Roma Question and the Accession of Hungary to the EU is also included. A glossary of key terms in the field of minority issues is also included. Highly recommended.

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