Crimean Tatars are a central focus of our centre’s work. Dr. Mieste Hotopp-Riecke (Institute for Caucasica, Tatarica, and Turkestan Studies, ICATAT), together with our in-house expert on Crimean Tatars, Dr. Elmira Muratova. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

This week, we had the opportunity to share our research on minority issues with a group of journalists and influencers from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. From the complex history of our border region to the power of digital activism, it was an inspiring exchange of ideas.

Q&A#6: What has changed since you published your study on Virtual Communities as Breathing Spaces? Dr. Craig Willis (ECMI) sits down with Dr. Maggie Glass to discuss her work in minority language revitalisation. www.ecmi.de/default-titl...

New Research: What radicalises independence movements? 💥 @felixschulte.bsky.social, Matthias Scantamburlo, and Maria Ackrén investigate the power of symbolic shock moments in their new study, "Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism". 🔓 Open Access: doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Are Indigenous Peoples "Minorities"? Noémi Nagy explores in the ECMI Minorities Blog a legal paradox: while many indigenous communities reject the "minority" label, the legal framework for minorities remains one of their most effective tools for protection. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

Call for Papers: Business and Minority Rights Workshop We invite scholars to submit their abstracts for our upcoming workshop in Flensburg. Send your abstract (max. 300 words) to Dr. Andreea Cârstocea ([email protected]) by 20 April 2026.

Are you ready to dive deep into the world of European minorities? We invite you to the 16th Annual Summer School on National Minorities! Where? Flensburg, Germany When? 23–28 August 2026 www.ecmi.de/teaching/sum...

⚽️🗣️ Football & Minoritised Languages: Next Stop, Barcelona! Following the success of last year’s SGÔR symposium in Cardiff, we are proud to be a collaborating partner for the 2nd International Symposium on Minoritised Languages and Football. 🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/d3N_huPt

New article on "Current Challenges of Minority Language Media in the Context of the Council of Europe" Authors: Noémi Nagy and ECMI consultant Craig Willis The article is available open access: tudasportal.uni-nke.hu/xmlui/handle...

Q&A#5: What is the added value of census data for researchers interested in national minorities? www.youtube.com/shorts/mySl_...

Research Seminar at the ECMI: Nevena Trnavčević (University of Belgrade) presented her analysis of Serbia’s ethno-statistical data and its effects on minority policy, arguing that census figures—shaped by self-identification and political change—require more holistic data-collection approaches.

Minorities in Borderlands – An Underused Resource?! In a recent publication, Dr. Martin Klatt, Senior Researcher at ECMI and Head of the Cluster Minority Issues in the Denmark–Germany Border Region, examines their potential as 🌉 bridge-builders.

Languages policies and minoritized languages: In Q&A#4, Dr. @craigwillis.bsky.social, ECMI, interviews minority languages expert Prof. Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones (Professor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David). www.youtube.com/shorts/ZD_6R...

What are some of the greatest advantages that AI can offer in minority language contexts? In Q&A#3, Dr. Craig Willis (ECMI) interviews Dr. Aleksandra Oszmianska-Pagett, Chair of the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. www.youtube.com/shorts/1zubD...

@eurolang warnt, alle #minorisierten #Sprache sind #bedroht gfbv-voices.org/elen-minderh... @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @fuev.bsky.social, @ciemen.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @juntsxcat.bsky.social, @ehbildu.bsky.social, @isula-corsica.bsky.social

die #FUEN bemängelt das Fehlen der #ladinischen Sprache bei den #OlympischenWinterspielen in den #Dolomiten fuen.org/de/article/F... @31bbd.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @olgavoglauer.bsky.social

What are some of the greatest challenges that AI models pose to minority languages? ECMI colleague Dr. Pavlína Heinzová interviews Dr. Iria de-Dios-Flores (Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. www.youtube.com/shorts/5nhKO...

Women and girls from national minorities often face double discrimination. The new Conversations with Experts episode digs deeper into how gender issues can be mainstreamed in minority protection through the Advisory Committee’s monitoring work. www.ecmi.de/default-titl...

📖 Paper out @epsrjournal.bsky.social (w/ @mscanti.bsky.social/ Maria Ackrén) ➡️ Why do secessionist waves erupt at a specific point in time? We argue that timing often hinges on highly symbolic events signalling a loss of autonomy.

#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social - Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism - https://cup.org/4pIcbBn - @felixschulte.bsky.social, @mscanti.bsky.social#OpenAccess& Maria Ackrén #FirstView

What triggers independence movements? @felixschulte.bsky.social (ECMI) together with Matthias Scantamburlo (University of Deusto) and Maria Ackrén (Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland), examined why independence movements emerge at specific points in time. doi.org/10.1017/S175...

Environmental challenges & minority rights – an often overlooked link. Tune in to the latest episode of ECMI Conversations with Experts www.ecmi.de/default-titl...

In her interview, Dr. Kyriaki Topidi explains why researching the role of national minority women matters, especially in today’s anti-gender climate. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

New blog post by our colleagues Dr. Elmira Muratova & Dr. @felixschulte.bsky.social on systematic repression in occupied Crimea: “Thursdays Are for Searches” 👉 konkoop.de/index.php/da... #Crimea #CrimeanTatars #HumanRights

Why Are Minority Children in Northern Greece Trapped in a Broken Education System? Read our newest ECMI Minorities Blog. This contribution is written by Aylin Kara Osman and Olgun Akbulut. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

ECMI Project “Promoting Intercultural Dialogue through Digital Storytelling,” awarded in the Student Minority Projects Challenge 2025. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/... picture credits: Website Autonome Provinz Südtirol

New volume co-edited by the ECMI and the University of the Basque Country brings fresh thematic and geographic perspectives to the study of minority-language media, building on foundational works in the field. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

Last week, Dr. Argyro Kartsonaki from the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) presented at our research seminar her forthcoming book, Designing and Implementing Peace Processes to Prevent Civil War Recurrence. gsnic.wcfia.harvard.edu/publication/...

Elmira Muratova has been supporting the ECMI for quite some time with her expertise on Ukraine and Russian repression against the Crimean Tatars. The data from our pioneering project, which documents these repression events in Crimea, are now available on our website. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

New episode of ECMI Conversations with Experts! Viktoria Aygül (ECMI) talks with Dr. Dr. Hakob Matevosyan (ZOiS Berlin) about Russian-speaking communities in Germany and how post-Soviet legacies shape their identity. 🎧 Watch here: www.ecmi.de/default-titl...

🚨 New Dataset on Repression against Crimean Tatars in Russia-occupied Crimea Covers ~700 repression events, 2,000+ individuals, with locations, dates, victim types, repression types, and responsible actors ▶️ Find out more and download the data here www.ecmi.de/research-clu...

How does AI intersect with linguistic diversity? Dr. Iria de Dios Flores, Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation and Language Sciences at @upf.edu presented her research “Artificial Language Models and Minority Languages: Challenges and Opportunities” at the ECMI.

Our colleague, Martin Klatt, contributed to this piece of work (Chapter 23). Together with his colleague, @gabrielaneagu.bsky.social, he explores the constructive role that national minorities can play in cross-border governance coordination. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages? 📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

💡 How can teaching and learning resources (TLRs) – from textbooks to games – support the maintenance and revitalization of minority languages? 📣 Join our ECMI Online Talk on October 6, where we discuss Teaching and Learning Resources for Linguistic Minorities us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🌍 We’re hiring a Web Designer/Developer! The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE), published by the European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), is looking for a creative expert to modernise our website and submission platform (Open Journal Systems). bit.ly/46R5vsu

werben in #Berlin für #Minderheitenrechte fuen.org/de/article/F... @stefanseidlerssw.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @gfbv.de, @spdfraktion.de, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social

The new JEMIE Special Issue dives into Teaching & Learning Resources (TLRs) for linguistic minorities, exploring how to produce and share them even where institutional support is limited. www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

Call for Papers for researchers based in Poland or Germany (fully funded by the German-Polish Scientific Foundation) Conference in Warsaw, Poland 5-6 March 2026 Narratives of Europe in uncertain times. Perceptions of Europe in trans-European, national, local discourses and borderlanders’ stories.

National Minorities in Serbia’s ongoing anti-government protests In their recent ECMI Minorities Blog post, Ljubica Djordjević, Katinka Beretka, and Jelena Mihajlov explore minority participation in the ongoing nationwide protests. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

Statelessness remains a harsh reality for many Roma in North Macedonia, leading to a lack of rights, lack of recognition, and exclusion from society. As Eugenia Ricciotti highlights in the ECMI Minorities Blog, recent legal reforms are promising but still insufficient. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/...

👍Starting with Volume 23(1), 2024, all of our publications will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). JEMIE is a fully open-access and free journal: no fees, and full editorial support throughout the process. www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index....

#Tourismus und #Olympia überrollen #Minderheiten gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe... @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @sabinazwittergrilc.bsky.social, @31bbd.bsky.social, @retps.bsky.social, @greens-efa.eu, @euracling.bsky.social, @overtourism.bsky.social

die #ladinische Minderheit in den #Dolomiten fordert #Sichtbarkeit bei den #olympischen Spielen #MilanoCortina2026 gfbv-voices.org/italien-anpe... @fuev.bsky.social, @euracminorities.bsky.social, @ecmiflensburg.bsky.social, @minorityrights.bsky.social, @culturalsurvival.org

Digital storytelling for intercultural dialogue. In the Denmark–Germany Border region, minorities share 2–5 min stories of identity & belonging. Personal, moving, authentic. www.ecmi.de/multimedia/i...

Anti-minority violence? A new study finds: Military funerals staged as nationalist events in Turkey often precede anti-Syrian riots. www.ecmi.de/infochannel/... Authors: @felixschulte.bsky.social, @dogukankarakus.bsky.social, Ibrahim Gökburun,

Call for Papers: The Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe (JEMIE) is now accepting submissions ✔️ Peer-reviewed ✔️ Open Access ✔️ Indexed (SCOPUS, DOAJ, ERIH+) 🔗 lnkd.in/dzfXkQA2 Questions? [email protected] #MinorityRights #Ethnopolitics #JEMIE #Minoritystudies #LinguisticDiversity

Wir suchen in Nordfriesland lebende Eltern, die Friesisch können: egal, wie gut — und egal, ob sie die Sprache an ihr Kind weitergeben oder nicht. Wichtig ist, dass die Eltern (mindestens) ein Kind haben, das noch nicht zur Schule geht. bit.ly/UmfrageElter...

Hört mal wir sind im Radio 🎧 Falls ihr Eltern in Nordfriesland seid, Friesisch könnt (egal wie gut) und Kinder habt, die noch nicht zur Schule gehen, freuen wir uns riesig, wenn ihr auch an unserer Umfrage teilnehmt: ecmi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Radio Interview: www.ndr.de/wellenord/po...