Autonomy Experience

Thanks a lot, its was a very interesting evening, we learned a lot!

Yesterday, EURAC Research hosted the roundtable "Challenges and Future of Minority Rights," part of the IPSA Research Committees Colloquium.

Moderated by Andrea Carlà (Eurac Research), the discussion brought together Francesco Palermo (Eurac Research), Elizabeth Craig (University of Sussex), James Scott (University of Eastern Finland), and Luisa Chiodi (Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa).

The panel examined the growing erosion of the minority rights paradigm amid populist and re-nationalizing pressures, armed conflict, and security-driven governance — interrogating what "minority" means in increasingly diverse and mobile societies, and discussing how to reimagine minority protection for a more volatile global landscape.

Thank you to all our speakers for such a rich and timely conversation, and to everyone whose insightful questions pushed the discussion even further!

The IPSA Research Committee Colloquium startet with a city tour of Bolzano/Bozen. Goodies of Loacker gives the energy for a good start🙂

The conference is hosted by the Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research and the Center for Autonomy Experience of Eurac Research and organised by International Political Science Association Research Committee 14 (Politics and Ethnicity), in collaboration with RC13 Democratization in Comparative Perspective, RC16 Socio-Political Pluralism, RC23 Elections, Citizens and Parties, RC28 Comparative Federalism and Multilevel Governance, RC43 Religion and Politics, RC44 Security, Conflict and Democratization, RC50 The Politics of Language, and RC53 Indigenous Politics.

🌐 Conference website: https://sites.google.com/.../colloquia/bolzanobozen-2026

Titled “Minorities Under Siege?”, this year’s colloquium explores the evolving and multifaceted challenges facing minority community members, their identities, cultures, religions and rights, in contemporary states, embedded within the changing normative and globally interconnected context. The notion of being ‘under siege’ is used as a powerful lens to examine the pressures, vulnerabilities and systemic threats that minorities face in an increasingly volatile world.

International Political Science Association Eurac Research Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research

We are finalizing preparations for the upcoming conference Minorities Under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges, held as part of the IPSA Research Committees Colloquium.

📍 Eurac Research, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
📅 23–26 June 2026
🌐 Conference website: https://sites.google.com/view/ipsarc14/colloquia/bolzanobozen-2026

The conference is hosted by the Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research and the Center for Autonomy Experience of Eurac Research and organised by International Political Science Association Research Committee 14 (Politics and Ethnicity), in collaboration with RC13 Democratization in Comparative Perspective, RC16 Socio-Political Pluralism, RC23 Elections, Citizens and Parties, RC28 Comparative Federalism and Multilevel Governance, RC43 Religion and Politics, RC44 Security, Conflict and Democratization, RC50 The Politics of Language, and RC53 Indigenous Politics.

Titled “Minorities Under Siege?”, this year’s colloquium explores the evolving and multifaceted challenges facing minority community members, their identities, cultures, religions and rights, in contemporary states, embedded within the changing normative and globally interconnected context. The notion of being ‘under siege’ is used as a powerful lens to examine the pressures, vulnerabilities and systemic threats that minorities face in an increasingly volatile world.

Picture: Headquarter Eurac Research, Lafogler

🤩 Adesso: Conferenza MIDAS: Media in lingue minoritarie e intelligenza artificiale
In che modo i media – e in particolare quelli in lingue minoritarie – possono rispondere alle sfide e alle opportunità offerte dall'intelligenza artificiale? Questo tema sarà approfondito durante la conferenza aperta al pubblico che si terrà nell'ambito dell'Assemblea Generale di MIDAS in Alto Adige.

🤩Now: MIDAS Conference: Minority language media and artificial intelligence
How can media - and minority language media in particular - respond to the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence? This question will be explored at the public conferecne as part of the MIDAS General Assembly in South Tyrol.

🤩Jetzt: MIDAS-Konferenz: Minderheitenmedien und künstliche Intelligenz
Wie können Medien – und insbesondere Medien in Minderheitensprachen – auf die Herausforderungen und Chancen der künstlichen Intelligenz reagieren? Dieser Frage wird auf der öffentlichen Konferenz im Rahmen der MIDAS-Generalversammlung in Südtirol nachgegangen.

DDolomiten - Tagblatt der SüdtirolerLLoacker

🤩 Wir laden euch herzlich zur Buchvorstellung ein:
„Frauen-, Geschlechter- und Queer-Geschichte – Internationale Perspektiven und lokale Verortung“ ‼
👉 am 13.5.26, um 20 Uhr in der Landesbibliothek Dr. F. Teßmann in Bozen.
Unsere lieben Kolleg*innen Katharina Crepaz und Josef Prackwieser sind die Herausgeber*innen des Sammelbandes. Gemeinsam mit Chiara Paris und Hannes Obermair, Eurac Research, geben sie Einblicke in zentrale Themen und aktuelle Forschungsansätze.
Wir freuen uns auf euch!

📢 Tagung: Macht teilen, Vielfalt sichern? 50 Jahre ethnischer Proporz im Spiegel pluraler Gesellschaften

📅 MORGEN, 22. April 2026, 9:00 Uhr
📍 Eurac Research,

Das vollständige Programm findet ihr auf unserer Webseite: https://shorturl.at/hwwph.

👉 Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos und es gibt noch freie Plätze!
🤩 Wir sehen uns morgen!

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📢 Conferenza: Condividere il potere, tutelare la diversità? 50 anni di proporzionale etnica nelle società plurali

📅 DOMANI, 22 aprile 2026, ore 9:00
📍 Eurac Research,

Il programma completo è disponibile sul nostro sito https://shorturl.at/9wcsN

👉 La partecipazione è gratuita e ci sono ancora posti liberi!
🤩 Ci vediamo domani!

Journalists in Italy are once again on strike over a collective agreement that expired 10 years ago. While the dispute may seem detached, it raises broader questions about the value of journalism, the conditions under which it is produced, and the quality of information available to the public. In South Tyrol, this issue is especially relevant: autonomy may support minority-language media institutionally, but it does not by itself protect the labour conditions on which quality journalism depends. As a result, the current strike exposes not only a national failure, but also a structural limit in the region’s model of minority protection.

Follow the link in our bio to read the full article by Beate Aufderklamm on the MIDAS Blog.

⏰ 2 months to go for university students to submit! ‼️

👍 Student Minority Projects Challenge
✍ Deadline for submission: 15 June 2026 ‼️
📨 Email [email protected]
ℹ️ Info: https://lnkd.in/d24niEip

Prof. Nicolas Levrat, UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, writes:
"Minority issues are numerous and complex. They unfortunately always imply discrimination against persons, based on their membership of a specific group (identified by a specific nationality, religion, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, etc.).

Initiatives, projects, ideas:
👉 to mitigate the effects of (or suppress) discrimination;
👉 to tackle the effects of root causes of minority issues (see my latest report to the Human Rights Council on “addressing minority issues through their root causes” (accessible at https://www.ohchr.org/en/documents/thematic-reports/ahrc6141-addressing-minority-issues-through-their-root-causes-report )) ;
👉 to favor coexistence in diverse societies, etc.
are all welcome. Minority issues exist everywhere, at different scales and with different intensity. Finding innovative and efficient ways to tackle minority issues is more than ever needed in today’s world.

Participate to the “Student project minority project Challenge” and share your ideas, experiences, projects, writings, etc. before 15 June 2026. An international jury will select the most innovative and relevant projects. The team having proposed the most interesting project will be invited to present it at the United Nations European Headquarters in Geneva on 26 and 27 of November, during the 19th edition of the UN Forum on Minority Issues."

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‼ Job Angebot des Center for Autonomy Experience:
Junior Forscher/Forscherin im Bereich Gleichstellungs- und Antidiskriminierungsrecht

👉 https://lnkd.in/dNP2kCmC

📍 Ort: Bozen/Bolzano/Bulsan
🕒 Abgabe der Bewerbung bitte bis: 03. Mai 2026
📧 Kontakt: [email protected]

Bewirb Dich oder mach Deine Bekannten auf dieses Angebot aufmerksam!



‼ Offerta di lavoro del Center for Autonomy Experience:
Ricercatore/ricercatrice junior nel campo del diritto di ugualianza e antidiscriminazione

👉 https://lnkd.in/dNP2kCmC

📍 Luogo: Bolzano/Bozen/Bulsan
🕒 Termine per l'invio delle candidature: 3 maggio 2026
📧 Contatto: [email protected]

Candidati o segnala questa offerta ai tuoi conoscenti!