Minority policy in action : the Bonn-Copenhagen declarations in a European context ; 1955-2005 / ed. by Jørgen Kühl and Marc Weller. - Flensburg : European Center for Minority Issues [u.a.], 2005. - 347 S. - ISBN 87-90163-55-9

Shelf mark EURAC-Library: MG 26968 K95 M6

Summary:
On 29 March 1955, the Prime Minister of Denmark H.C. Hansen and the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer officially declared the unilateral Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations on the rights of the Danish minority in Germany and the German minority in Denmark. The declarations were the outcome of bilateral negotiations on the minority issues in the Danish-German border region. The implementation of the actual content and the 'spirit' of the declarations have had a significant impact on the long-term development of sustainable minority regulations. The Danish-German minority model is often referred to as a distinct experience, which might serve as a source of inspiration and a pattern for conflict mitigation and resolution in other regions of Europe with minority-majority issues.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations, this new book places the Danish-German efforts in the field of minority-majority issues in the wider European context. It demonstrates the significance of the Danish-German border region experience for Europe. The topics covered are divided into three main sections. The first section introduces the regional experience of Germany and Denmark. The second section focuses on the position of national minorities in the European Union. The final section examines the position of minorities in the wider European context. Nine internationally renowned authors have contributed to the volume, which is the outcome of cooperation between the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg(Germany) and the Institut for Grænseregionsforskning at the University of Southern Denmark in Aabenraa.

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