The participation of minorities in public life / Council of Europe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Council of Europe.

Series:

Science and technique of democracy ; Number 45.

Science and Technique of Democracy ; Number 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Political activity--Europe--Congresses.

Minorities.

Political participation--Europe--Congresses.

Political participation.

Minorities--Europe--Congresses.

Europe--Ethnic relations--Congresses.

Europe.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Place of Publication:

Strasbourg, France : Council of Europe Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can national minorities' participation in decision-making processes be achieved in any constitutional context ? Can developing international standards assist governments in devising national policies? What are the challenges if states are to use cultural autonomy to improve minority participation? This publication presents The UniDem Seminar on The participation of minorities in public life, which took place in Zagreb on 18 and 19 May 2007, discussed ways of answering these topical questions.This publication contains the reports presented and discussed at the UniDem Seminar organised by the European Commission for Democracy through law (the Venice Commission), under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Croatia and in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, the University of Zagreb and the University of Glasgow.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 12, 2014).

ISBN:

1-283-38371-3

9786613383716

92-871-7268-4

OCLC:

896848529