Conference paper

Regional Cooperation and Protection of National Minorities

Siniša Tatalović ; Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

In the hole world, but especially in the Europe, the borders started to present less obstacles, which makes the regional cooperation in national minorities protection more important. This is also confirmed by the example of the regional cooperation between the countries of South East Europe which is more and more serving the national minorities protection. Different international organization try to stimulate the policy of toleration, as an alternative to ethnic confrontations and wars. This policy is becoming more often a subject of bilateral agreements, with which the involved countries, improving the position of ethnic national minorities, are developing mutual relations. In some cases it makes the minorities to become an actor of cooperation instead
of conflict between states and nations.

Keywords

regional cooperation; national minorities; bilateral communication; ethnic conflicts; tolerance; Southeast Europe; heterogeneous societies

Hrčak ID:

290325

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/290325

Publication date:

15.10.2005.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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