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2025-03-28
TeilnehmerInnen gesucht: Umfangreiche Studie zur Sprachweitergabe in nordfriesischen FamilienDas ECMI startet eine großflächige Umfrage zu Sprachverhalten und Spracheinstellungen in nordfriesischen Familien, die wichtige Erkenntnisse zu den Mustern der intergenerationalen Sprachweitergabe in der Region liefern soll. Außerdem geht es in der Umfrage um die sprachbezogene Unterstützung, die sich Eltern in Nordfriesland wünschen.
2025-06-10
ECMI waedabei beim Kurzfilm Streifzug Flensburg 2025Am Freitag, den 13.6., öffneten wir von 16 bis 22 Uhr die Tore unseres Kompagnietores und zeigten eine skandinavische Filmproduktion, die sehr gut in unseren maritimen Konferenzraum passte. Etwa 200 Gäste waren insgesamt zu Gast.
2025-06-01
Vierte Ausgabe von DISKURS/fjerde udgave af DISKURSDie vierte Ausgabe von DISKURS ist draußen. In dieser Ausgabe finden Sie Infomationen zu dem vom ECMI durchgeführten und von der DFG geförderten SPARK-Projekt, welches Konflikt-Eskalation im Zusammenhang mit kultureller Identität untersucht. Welche Ereignisse lösen Gewaltspiralen aus ? und Welche Rolle spielen kollektive Emotionen? In einem Interview auf Seite 6 geben Dr. Felix Schulte, Dr. Elmira Muratova und Dr. Doğukan Cansın Karakuş Einblicke in ihre Forschung. Außerdem widmet sich Erik Kühl in seiner Kolumne auf Seite 16 der Frage, ob Süd- und Nordschleswig als Vorbild für die Ukraine dienen können. Auf Seite 20 finden Sie Informationen zum Nordfriesisch-Forschungsprojekt, das aktuell Eltern mit Friesischkenntnissen und nicht schulpflichtigen Kindern in Nordfriesland sucht.
Den fjerde udgave af DISKURS er ude! I dette nummer kan du finde information om SPARK-projektet, som udføres af ECMI og finansieres af DFG. Projektet undersøger konflikteskalation i forbindelse med kulturel identitet. Hvilke begivenheder udløser voldsspiraler? Og hvilken rolle spiller kollektive følelser? I interviewet på side 6 giver Dr. Felix Schulte, Dr. Elmira Muratova og Dr. Doğukan Cansın Karakuş indsigt i deres forskning. Derudover stiller Erik Kühl i sin klumme på side 16 spørgsmålet, om Syd- og Nordslesvig kan tjene som forbillede for Ukraine. På side 20 finder du information om et nordfrisisk forskningsprojekt, som i øjeblikket søger forældre i Nordfrisland, der taler frisisk og har børn, som endnu ikke går i skole.
2025-05-14
Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu featured as keynote speaker at the NPLD Annual ConferenceThis year’s event, titled ‘Sustainable Development of High Vitality Areas for Minority Language’, focused on regions with a high concentration of minority language speakers and how they can serve as examples for both linguistic and territorial development.
Maddi provided a theoretical framework for understanding these particular sociolinguistic areas. She drew on examples from various minority language contexts to illustrate the key characteristics, significance, and challenges of these settings.
2025-05-12
ECMI Minorities Blog. Towards Equitable Treatment of Speech-Language Impairments in Minority-Language SpeakersPavlina Heinzova & Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu
Speakers of minority languages often face barriers in accessing healthcare in their preferred language despite legal protection of their language rights. In the Basque Autonomous Community, Spanish and Basque are co-official, yet the public healthcare system does not consistently guarantee services in Basque. Basque-speaking speech-language therapists are particularly hard to find within the Basque public healthcare system. Yet, the critical shortage of clinicians providing speech-language therapy in Basque negatively impacts the diagnosis and treatment of Basque speakers with developmental language disorders or acquired language impairments like aphasia. Training opportunities in the Basque Country have been limited, though a new Speech-Language Therapy degree at the University of the Basque Country offers hope. However, multilingualism remains underrepresented in its curriculum. Addressing the shortage of clinical professionals through targeted educational initiatives and increasing language-specific training in minority languages is essential for equitable healthcare.
2025-05-02
Garbi Schmidt Appointed New Chair of the ECMI Executive BoardThe ECMI is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Garbi Schmidt as the new Chair of its Executive Board, effective May 1, 2025.
2025-04-24
ECMI Researchers Present at PSA25 Conference in BirminghamLast week, ECMI researchers Felix Schulte, Dogukan C. Karakus, and Elmira Muratova participated in the 75th Political Studies Association (PSA) Annual International Conference, held from 14–16 April 2025 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
2025-04-09
ECMI, ZOiS, and CMB Launch KoDaNetOst WebsiteWe are excited to announce the launch of the KoDaNetOst website, a new collaborative project between the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), and the Centre Marc Bloch (CMB).
2025-03-27
ECMI Minorities Blog. The Role of Discourse in Language Recognition: The Case of Elfdalian in SwedenWillem Adriaan Cornelis Koen
As Elfdalian edges closer to recognition in Sweden, it seems pertinent to inspect how the political discussion surrounding this question is shaped in parliament, amongst local advocates, and in government. Parties involved argue for or against recognition using different and sometimes mismatching discursive strategies. As such, disagreement arises around key concepts. For one, most of the parliamentary debate attempts to prove Elfdalian’s qualities as a language, a discussion obscured by the government’s vague terminology. Actors also contest the meaning of recognition. Governmental communications stress that existing minority language legislation intends to increase usage in administrative spheres, whereas language advocates see this as unnecessary and instead lobby for a form of recognition that would empower sustainable revitalisation efforts. How long this discursive deadlock will last is unpredictable, but only altered demands or new legislation can break it.
2025-03-25
4 Questions for Erik Kühl on the Bonn-Copenhagen DeclarationThe Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations are celebrating their 70th anniversary this month. Our Colleague Erik Kühl (research at the ECMI and member of the Danish Minority) has answered a few questions for us.
2025-03-19
New SPARK Publication: Exploring the Dynamics of Political Conflict and Spontaneous Collective ViolenceWe are excited to share a new SPARK project publication by Felix Schulte and team, now available in Conflict Resolution Quarterly as part of a special issue on ‘Political Conflict and Spontaneous Collective Violence’.
2025-03-10
Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu on a research visit to WalesFrom February 16-23, our colleague Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu was on a research visit in Wales. The Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies at the University of Wales invited Maddi as part of their research and policy work focussing on the contemporary social use of the Welsh language. Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones, Director of the Centre, organised an eventful schedule crossing Wales from South to North and introduced her to various actors working on the Welsh language, such as governmental institutions, NGOs, researchers, teachers and community members.
2025-03-07
Call for Papers. Intersectional Perspectives on the Socio-Economic Participation of MinoritiesOur upcoming workshop calls for scholarship examining the socio-economic participation of national minorities through an intersectional lens. Abstracts should be sent by 14 April 2025 and selected participants will be invited for a presentation at the ECMI on 6 June 2025.
2025-02-19
Interview mit Forschungsbereichsleiter Dr. Felix SchulteDer Forschungsbereich, Konflikt & Sicherheit‘ beobachtet und analysiert gewaltsame und nicht-gewaltsame ethnische Konflikte in Europa. Untersucht werden zum einen Konfliktdynamiken und die Frage, warum ethnische Konflikte zu bestimmten Zeitpunkten eskalieren. Zum anderen werden erfolgreiche Ansätze des Konfliktmanagements erforscht, insbesondere welche institutionellen Reformen unter welchen Bedingungen am effektivsten sind, um ethnische Selbstbestimmungskonflikte friedlich und langfristig zu lösen. Ferner beobachten die ForscherInnen die Bedingungen für friedliches Zusammenleben von „alten“ und „neuen“ Minderheiten in Europa. Ein aktueller Forschungsschwerpunkt ist das von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) geförderte SPARK-Projekt. Lesen Sie das Interview mit Dr. Felix Schulte, Senior Researcher am ECMI und Leiter des Forschungsbereich „Konflikt & Sicherheit“.
2025-02-06
Minority Tour / Minderheiten Tour/ MindretalsturThe European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is currently developing a series of minority-focused tours across Schleswig-Holstein.
In February, our tour focused on the Danish minority in Flensburg. We invited interested participants to join us for a guided walk-through Flensburg’s historic old town. Our guide for this tour was our colleague Erik Kühl, researcher at ECMI and a member of the Danish minority. The tour started at 14:30 in front of the Danish Central Library. From there, we proceeded to Flensborghus, the headquarters of the Danish minority in Flensburg. Next, we visited the Duborg school, one of the two Danish minority Gymnasiums in Schleswig-Holstein. The tour concluded with a visit to the Idstedt Lion, a historic war monument dating back to 1862. After a brief stop at Helligåndskirken, we returned to the ECMI, where we invited everyone to a short gathering at the historic maritime court. The tour was conducted in German (based on the majority preference of the participants) and took 2 hours. Read the Newsletter Article in FLENSBORG AVIS about our event.
2025-01-29
ECMI Joins New Collaborative Data Network for Eastern EuropeThe ECMI is pleased to be part of a new initiative aimed at strengthening research collaboration and data accessibility in Eastern Europe. Together with the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) and the Centre Marc Bloch (CMB), ECMI is co-developing KoDaNetOst—a Collaborative Data Network with Eastern Europe.
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