Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Course Outline

1. Minorities in world politics

  • Problems of definition, Classification and Identification of minorities


  • Types of Minorities Ethnic, national, religious, political minorities


  • Diaspora/Migrant Communities

2. Approaches to minorities

  • Multicultural societies, democracies, non-liberal societies


  • Legal approaches to minorities


  • Constitutional recognition, guarantees, affirmative action; Positive discrimination

3. Political system and Minorities

  • Multicultural societies, Democracies and minorities, Non-liberal societies;


  • Minorities political rights and participation


  • Civil society, religion and minorities

4. Minorities and international relations

  • Conflicts: Civil wars, Inter-religious conflicts, Inter-state conflicts


  • Regional approach to minorities


  • UN Human Rights Convention
    Practices of OSCD, Arab League


  • Minorities and national self-determination


  • Minorities and Human Rights

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