MINELRES: EURAC: Minority and Diversity - Module V of the Master Programme in
European Integration and Regionalism
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Minority and Diversity � Module V of the Master Programme in European
Integration and Regionalism
The European Academy of Bolzano invites civil servants, journalists,
teachers, graduate students and lawyers to apply for a course "Minority
and Diversity" which serves as well as the fifth module of the Master
Programme in European Integration and Regionalism, to be held from
14.06-25.06.2004 in Bozen/Bolzano, Italy.
In the first phase leading experts will present international and
interregional systems of the United Nations, the OSCE and the Council of
Europe, examining not only the several legal sources but also the
specific monitoring and adjudication mechanisms. Consequentially, there
will be a strong emphasis upon case law and practice through case
studies, moot trials and role-plays.
In the second part, the programme will concentrate on the linguistic,
educational and political rights of the minorities as found in different
national constitutional systems. The autonomy statute for South Tyrol
will also be presented as a "success story" of conflict settlement and
model of minority protection.
Issues of globalisation and European integration will also be examined
in a specific context of minority protection. A further special emphasis
will explore legal issues of cultural diversity and preservation of
identity as an increasingly significant concept.
Finally, it will be discussed what is it that forms the core of European
"identity" and can this identity overcome the ethno-national legacy of
the past? Can European integration finally overcome those so-called
realist options which uphold a system of ethno-national and regional
divide, particularly in relation to conflict areas such as Kosovo or
Northern Ireland?
The programme will start 14 June 2004.
Deadline for applications is 31 March 2004.
For additional information visit our website: http://www.eurac.edu/meir
and/or contact:
European Academy Bozen/Bolzano,
Viale Druso 1, I-39100 Bolzano
Tel.: +39-0471-055200
Fax: +39-0471-055299,
E-mail: [email protected]