Quiet diplomacy in action : the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities /
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| Imprint: | The Hague ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, c2001. |
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| Description: | xvii, 396 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4546664 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Michael Ignatieff
- 1. Background and Origins
- The Mandate
- The Appointment of Van der Stoel
- 2. The High Commissioner's Approach to Conflict Prevention
- The High Commissioner in the OSCE Security Context
- A Political Instrument
- International Standards
- Perception of National Minorities and Nationalism
- Philosophy of Early Warning and Preventive Diplomacy
- Independence
- Co-operation
- Impartiality
- Confidentiality
- Incrementalism and Persistence
- Trust and Credibility
- 3. The High Commissioner in Practice
- Collecting Information
- Why, Where, and When to Become Involved
- Visits and Travel
- Recommendations
- Lobbying and Contacts with 'Kin-States'
- Suggesting Procedural Ways Out
- Initiating and Maintaining Dialogue
- Minority Representation and Participation
- Leverage: Sticks and Carrots
- Tension-Reducing Projects
- Role of Advisers
- Use of Experts
- The Media and Public Statements
- 'Ringing the Bell' and an 'Exit Strategy'
- 4. Co-operation and Support
- Relations with OSCE Negotiating Bodies
- Relations with the Chairman-in-Office
- Relations with OSCE Institutions and Field Activities
- Co-operation with International Organizations
- The Role of NGOs
- The Foundation on Inter-Ethnic Relations
- 5. Recurrent Themes and Issues
- Integrating Diversity
- Citizenship
- Identity
- Dialogue
- Participation
- Language
- Education
- Resources and Political Will
- 6. Situations
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Croatia
- Albania
- The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo
- Greece
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Moldova
- Romania
- Hungary
- Slovakia
- Roma
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan. Annex 1. Document of the Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension of the CSCE, 1990, paragraphs 30-40
- Annex 2. Report of the Expert Meeting on National Minorities, Geneva, 1991
- Annex 3. Mandate of the High Commissioner on National Minorities, CSCE Helsinki Document 1992
- Annex 4. The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities, October 1996
- Annex 5. The Oslo Recommendations Regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities, February 1998
- Annex 6. The Lund Recommendations on the Effective Participation of National Minorities in Public Life, September 1999.
