Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research

Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research The Institute for Minority Rights pursues basic and applied research on the protection of minorities and diversity governance.

Our work is based on the premise that human and minority rights are indivisible - for everyone. We explore issues which relate to discrimination, equal opportunities, participation and diversity governance in terms of cultural, linguistic and religious diversity and we seek to overcome the traditional categories of historical minorities, new minorities and indigenous peoples. By analyzing boundari

es and identities, be they territorial or social, real, perceived or constructed, we seek to address the challenges faced by minorities throughout the world. At our core, we investigate respective developments at the intersection between global events and local situations. Our research groups ‘Equality and Diversity in Integrated Societies ‘, ‘Politics and Actors in Societal Conflicts‘, and ‘Autonomies, Boundaries and Identities‘ comprise expert knowledge in the areas of law and political science, history and anthropology, and enable close co-operation with research institutions, universities, international organisations, and NGOs. EURAC page: https://www.facebook.com/eurac.research/

The decision by Latvia's Ministry of Culture to discontinue the use of Russian in the official communication of institut...
29/07/2026

The decision by Latvia's Ministry of Culture to discontinue the use of Russian in the official communication of institutions under its authority immediately attracted considerable public attention. The immediate trigger was criticism of the publicly visible use of the Russian language by the Mikhail Chekhov Riga Russian Theatre. However, the Ministry's instruction extends well beyond a single theatre.

A new MIDAS blog article by Dr. Hanna Vasilevich, MSc., M.E.S.

https://www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/midas/beyond-the-stage-latvias-new-debate-on-language-and-public-communication

Credit: Wikimedia Commons | Anastasiya Lvova | All rights reserved

Letzten Freitag haben wir uns versammelt, um uns von Antje Messerschmidt zu verabschieden – einem langjährigen und sehr ...
20/07/2026

Letzten Freitag haben wir uns versammelt, um uns von Antje Messerschmidt zu verabschieden – einem langjährigen und sehr geschätzten Mitglied unserer Eurac‑Familie. Von uns allen ein herzliches Dankeschön für deine Unterstützung, deine Führung und deinen unermüdlichen Einsatz.
https://www.eurac.edu/de/news/institut-fuer-minderheitenrecht/grazie-antje

Venerdì scorso ci siamo riuniti per salutare Antje Messerschmidt, membro storico e molto amata della nostra famiglia Eurac. Da parte di tutti noi, un sentito grazie per il tuo sostegno, la tua guida e la tua dedizione instancabile.
https://www.eurac.edu/it/news/istituto-sui-diritti-delle-minoranze/grazie-antje

Oggi, alle ore 19 presso il giardino di Eurac Research, ci sarà la presentazione del libro "Prima di ogni cosa. Per un f...
20/07/2026

Oggi, alle ore 19 presso il giardino di Eurac Research, ci sarà la presentazione del libro "Prima di ogni cosa. Per un futuro crip", di Chiara Bersani, Flavia Dalila D'Amico e Giulia Traversi Delpozzo.

Un incontro aperto alla cittadinanza per riflettere su disabilità, arte, accessibilità e partecipazione culturale.

L'evento vuole creare uno spazio di confronto sul contributo delle arti performative nel ripensare le rappresentazioni della disabilità e dei corpi non conformi, attraverso una prospettiva critica sulla disabilità.

https://www.eurac.edu/it/events/istituto-sui-diritti-delle-minoranze/prima-di-ogni-cosa-per-un-futuro-crip

Minet Minderheitenmagazin   - DokuDAS GEDÄCHTNIS DER XUETASAuf den Spuren einer Minderheit Miró15.07.2026 um 20.20 Uhr |...
14/07/2026

Minet Minderheitenmagazin - Doku
DAS GEDÄCHTNIS DER XUETAS
Auf den Spuren einer Minderheit Miró

15.07.2026 um 20.20 Uhr | Rai Südtirol

Miró, Fuster, Valls - Familiennamen denen man auf einer der beliebtesten Ferieninseln Europas, oft begegnet. Und doch erzählen Miró, Fuster, Valls und weitere Zwölf von einer längst vergangenen, auch vergessenen Geschichte, die dennoch bis ins Heute strahlt. Denn diese Mallorquiner gehören zu den „Xuetas“, einer Minderheit, die oftmals den Mantel des Schweigens über ihre Herkunft breitet. Andere unter ihnen wiederum begeben sich auf die Spurensuche und entdecken ihre verlorene Identität wieder.

sind die Nachfahren von zwangskonvertierten jüdischen Familien aus dem Mittelalter, Opfer der spanischen Inquisition. Ihre Geschichte ist eine Geschichte der Verfolgung über Jahrhunderte, des Kryptojudaismus, aber auch des Widerstands. Diese Dokumentation von Erna Cuesta und Agostino Fuscaldo spürt dem Vermächtnis und Gedächtnis der Xuetas nach. Mit Historikerinnen, Genealogen, Musikologinnen, Familien und deren Lebensgeschichten. Eine Reise in die Vergangenheit, um die Zukunft zu verstehen. Es war einmal auf Mallorca …

Francesca Rosignoli, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Minority Rights and the  for Comparative Federalism - Eurac ...
13/07/2026

Francesca Rosignoli, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Minority Rights and the for Comparative Federalism - Eurac Research, presented the paper “Doing Environmental Justice through Climate Assemblies? Lessons Learned from Two Case Studies in Austria and Italy” at the World Community Development Conference 2026 (WCDC 2026), held at the University of Glasgow from 30 June to 2 July 2026.

The paper explores the potential of climate assemblies as participatory mechanisms to advance environmental justice, drawing insights from two case studies conducted in Austria and Italy. By examining how deliberative processes can contribute to more inclusive climate governance, the research highlights both opportunities and challenges in fostering equitable environmental decision-making.

The conference provided an inspiring international platform for exchanging ideas and experiences with scholars, practitioners, and community development professionals from around the world.

https://www.eurac.edu/en/news/institute-for-minority-rights/doing-environmental-justice-through-climate

È ora disponibile Clima e Partecipazione, il nuovo   realizzato da Eurac Research grazie al lavoro di Francesca Rosignol...
01/07/2026

È ora disponibile Clima e Partecipazione, il nuovo realizzato da Eurac Research grazie al lavoro di Francesca Rosignoli e di Erjon Zeqo, che racconta il ruolo delle assemblee cittadine come strumento di innovazione democratica per affrontare le sfide della crisi climatica.

Attraverso un percorso che intreccia esempi internazionali e nazionali, il podcast ripercorre la storia e l'evoluzione delle assemblee cittadine, dedicando particolare attenzione all’Assemblea cittadina per il clima svolta in Alto Adige nel 2024.

La serie è disponibile sulle principali piattaforme di streaming, tra cui Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Deezer e Amazon Music/Audible, anche in lingua tedesca (Klima und Partizipation), ed é una produzione di Institute for Minority Rights - Eurac Research, Institute for Comparative Federalism - Eurac Research Autonomy Experience.

https://www.eurac.edu/it/news/istituto-sui-diritti-delle-minoranze/clima-e-partecipazione

Günther Rautz and Alexandra Budabin participated in the 13th Annual Conference of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equ...
30/06/2026

Günther Rautz and Alexandra Budabin participated in the 13th Annual Conference of the Berkeley Center on Comparative Equality & Anti-Discrimination Law, “Equality and Democracy in Challenging Times,” hosted by the University of Tuscia, where they presented the Equality for All Academic Action Alliance and discussed the first year's achievements in building a global platform of universities to support equality law reform.

https://www.eurac.edu/en/news/institute-for-minority-rights/equality-and-democracy-in-challenging-times

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026: Eurac Research al confronto internazionale sulla ricostruzione dell’Ucraina.Il 25 e 26...
29/06/2026

Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026: Eurac Research al confronto internazionale sulla ricostruzione dell’Ucraina.

Il 25 e 26 giugno si è svolta a Gdańsk (Danzica) la Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 (URC 2026), co-organizzata da Polonia e Ucraina e dedicata al sostegno della ricostruzione del Paese e al rafforzamento della cooperazione internazionale nei settori strategici per la ripresa.

Alla conferenza hanno partecipato Christian Steurer, Günther Rautz e altri rappresentanti di Eurac Research, prendendo parte agli incontri e ai momenti di confronto con istituzioni, organizzazioni internazionali, mondo della ricerca e attori economici coinvolti nei processi di ricostruzione e sviluppo dell’Ucraina.

In questi giorni Christian Steurer, Head of terraXcube, ha partecipato alla Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026), svoltasi il 25 e 26 giugno a Gdańsk (Danzica) e co-organizzata da Polonia e Ucraina. La conferenza ha rappresentato un importante momento internazionale dedicato al sostegno alla rico...

A big thank you to Prof. Mohammad Shahabuddin for delivering such a thought-provoking lecture last night, and to our IPS...
26/06/2026

A big thank you to Prof. Mohammad Shahabuddin for delivering such a thought-provoking lecture last night, and to our IPSA Colloquium organizers, Andrea Carlà and Timofey Agarin, for their insightful discussion.

A key takeaway was the need to deconstruct the universal and universalizing language of liberal minority rights law to reclaim its potential for those of the Global South who have been systematically overlooked or repressed. In discussing the ways that global minorities are under 'siege,' Prof. Shahabuddin led us first through the history of the postcolonial and economic conditions of this 'siege,' before turning to the inadequacies of the current legal conception of 'minority' as such, and ending with some ideas about how to renegotiate the place of minority groups in society and in its legal representation.

Thank you, too, to everyone who attended and pushed the conversation further with challenging questions. If the evening proved anything, it's that the legal concept of 'minority' is still very much unsettled.

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