European Centre for Minority Issues

European Centre for Minority Issues

The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI) is a research institute based in Flensburg, Germany, that conducts research into minority-majority relations in Europe.

ECMI was established in 1996 by the governments of Denmark, Germany and Schleswig-Holstein.cite web|url=http://www.ecmi.de/rubrik/1/about/|title=The European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)|publisher=European Centre for Minority Issues|accessdate=2008-08-09] The Centre is governed by a board composed of nine members: three from Denmark, three from Germany, one representative from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, one from the Council of Europe and one from the European Union. The institute's first director was Stefan Troebst, now Professor of East European Cultural Studies at the University of Leipzig.cite web|url=http://www.ecmi.de/76/2006/12/07/Starting-ECMI.php|title=Starting ECMI|publisher=European Centre for Minority Issues|accessdate=2008-08-09] The current director is Marc Weller, who is also a faculty member at the University of Cambridge.cite web|url=http://www.ecmi.de/rubrik/17/ecmi+staff/|title=ECMI staff|publisher=European Centre for Minority Issues|accessdate=2008-08-09] The Centre employs a core staff and also hosts visiting fellows and visiting research associates.

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* [http://www.ecmi.de/ Home page]


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