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International Institute for Democracy
No.56, May 2003
CLEARING HOUSE REVIEW

Published bimonthly, it contains a list of upcoming events worldwide and
recent publications in the field of democracy and human rights.

Available also online at
http://www.iidemocracy.coe.int 

INDEX
Conferences and seminars                 2      
Publications                            11
Special Courses                          8     
Call for papers/Grants and Internships  17


FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS 
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ELIAMEP - Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy

4-7 May, Thessaloniki, Greece
'Europe: a community of cultures' organised in cooperation with the
Hellenic Centre for European Studies and the Ministry for Macedonia and
Thrace

4-7 May, Athens, Greece
'Conflict prevention', conference organised in cooperation with the
Centre for Reconciliation and Democracy in the Balkans

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For information: ELIAMEP, 4 Xenophontos street, 
GR-105 57 Athens 
tel: +30 210 331 50 22 
fax: +30 210 364 21 39 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.eliamep.gr 

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Southeast European Media Organization (SEEMO)

7-9 May, Ohrid, Macedonia
'Dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo', seminar for those working in the
media from Kosovo and Serbia. Organised in cooperation with OSCE Mission
in Kosovo (OMIK). 

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For information: 
SEEMO - IPI, Spiegelgasse 2/29, 
A-1010 Vienna 
tel: +431 513 39 40 
fax: +431 512 90 15 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.freemedia.at/seemo/ 

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EYENetwork

15-18 May, St P�lten, Austria                                  
'Intercultural communication'

7-14 June, Skopje, Macedonia
'Cultural diversity and human identity'

1-7 July, St P�lten, Austria
'Participation and citizenship of minority young people in Europe'

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These events are intended for motivated, concerned, creative and
communicative 18-25 years old from Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Georgia,
Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Russia, Spain and Ukraine, working or volunteering at an NGO or youth
organization.  Youngsters with less experience in international seminars
will be taken first into consideration. 

For information: EYE Network 
Czerningasse 8, A-1020 Vienna 
tel/fax: +43 1 41 93 67 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.eyenetwork.org

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Groupe d'information et de Soutien des Travailleurs Immigr�s (GISTI)

22-23 May, Paris, France
'Le droit d'asile'

16-20 June, Paris, France
'La situation juridique des �trangers en France'

For information: 
(GISTI), 3 Villa Marc�s, F-75011 Paris 
tel: +33 1 43 14 84 84 
fax: +33 1 43 14 60 69 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.gisti.org 

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Federal Union of European Nationalities

28 May-1 June, Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
48th FUEN-Congress of Nationalities
'The National Minorities in the "New Europe"
Where are we, what do we learn from the past, where are we going?'

10-11 June, Starbienino, Poland
2nd seminar for 'Minorities without kin-state'

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For information: 
FUEN - Generalsekretariat, Schiffbr�cke 41, D-24939 Flensburg 
tel: +49 461 128 55 
fax: +49 461 180 709 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.fuen.org 


European Centre for Minority Issues

4-9 June, Forli, Italy
'Political participation and the internationalisation of minority
politics: The case of Roma in Europe'

27 June, Podgorica, Montenegro
'Minority education', Montenegro Negotiation and Capacity-building
Project Workshop

For information: 
ECMI, Schiffbr�cke 12, D-24939 Flensburg 
tel: +49 461 141 49 0 
fax: +49 461 141 49 19 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.ecmi.de 

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Salzburg Seminar

17-24 June, Salzburg, Austria
'Migration, race and ethnicity in Europe'

2-9 July, Salzburg, Austria
'Capitalizing on our differences: Leadership across cultural boundaries
and geographic borders in a global society'

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For information: 
Salzburg Seminar, Leopoldskron Strasse 56-58, Box 129, A-5010 Salzburg 
tel: +43 662 83 98 30 
fax: +43 662 83 98 37 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.salzburgseminar.org

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Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe

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15-16 September, Stuttgart, Germany
Conference on 'Foreigners' integration and participation in public life
in European cities'

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For information: 
Council of Europe, F-67075 Strasbourg 
tel: +33 3 88 41 31 94 
fax: +33 3 88 41 27 51 
e-mail: [email protected]  
http://www.coe.fr/cplre/indexe.htm 

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13-14 May, Paris, France
'Educating for tolerance: The case of resurgent anti-semitism',
organised by the Simon Wiesenthal Centre in cooperation with UNESCO 
For information: 
Simon Wiesenthal Centre - Europe, 64 ave Marceau, F-75008, Paris 
tel: +33 1 47 23 76 37 
fax: +33 1 47 20 84 01 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.wiesenthal.com  

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24-31 May, Mollina, Spain
'Intercultural dialogue and human rights in the Mediterranean', an
inter-regional training course for youth organisations and youth
leaders  
For information: 
Council of Europe North-South Centre, Human Rights Programme, 
Avenida da Liberdade, 229-4�, P-1250 142 Lisbonne 
tel: +351 21 352 49 54 
fax: +351 21 353 13 29 /352 49 66 
e-mail: [email protected]  
http://www.nscentre.org  

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11-15 June, Stockholm, Sweden
'Statehood and ethnicity', organised by Baltic and East European
Graduate School 
For information: 
Statehood Beyond Ethnicity, BEEGS, University College of Southern 
Stockholm, Box 4101, S-14104 Huddinge 
e-mail: [email protected] 

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25-29 June, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
'Intercultural action in an expanding Europe, developing
anti-discrimination tools in a new European context', organised by
United for Intercultural Action 
PB 413, NL-1000 AK Amsterdam 
tel: +31 20 683 4778 
fax: +31 20 683 4582 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.unitedagainstracism.org  

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6-13 July, Budapest, Hungary
'One week intensive Roma Rights Summer Workshop', 
organised by the European Roma Rights Center, 
H-1386 Budapest 62, P.O. Box 906/93 
tel: +36 1 413 22 00 
fax +36 1 413 22 01 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.errc.org 

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7-11 July, 2003, Konjic, Bosnia-Herzegovina
6th international seminar 'Democracy and human rights in multiethnic
societies'. 
For information: 
Institute for Strengthening Democracy in BH, 
Varda 1, 88400 Konjic, Bosnia-Herzegovina 
tel/fax: +387 88 729 806 
e-mail: [email protected]  
or 
[email protected] 

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SPECIAL COURSES

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European Youth Centre - Council of Europe

20-28 May, Budapest, Hungary
'Intercultural learning and human rights education in the
Mediterranean', in French language

25-29 June, Budapest, Hungary
'Tolerance and non-discrimination in the media'

29 June, Georgia
'Intercultural learning in youth work', organised by the Directorate of
Youth and Sports of the Council of Europe.

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For information: 
European Youth Centre, Council of Europe, 
30 rue Pierre de Coubertin, F-67000 Strasbourg 
tel: +33 3 88 41 23 00 
fax: +33 3 88 41 27 77 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.coe.fr/youth  or
European Youth Centre - Budapest, 
Zivatar utca 1-3, H-1024 Budapest 
tel: +36 1 438 1033 
fax: +36 1 212 4076 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.eycb.coe.int 

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Institute for Human Rights, �bo Akademi University

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10-14 November, Turku/�bo, Finland     
Course on 'Linguistic and Minority Rights'
For information: 
Institute for Human Rights, �bo Akademi University, 
Gezeliusgatan 2, FIN-20500 Turku/�bo 
tel: +358 2 215 47 13 
fax: +358 2 215 46 99 
http://www.abo.fi/instut/imr/     

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Irish Centre for Human Rights 

9-15 June, Galway, Ireland
Summer course on 'Minority rights'

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For information: 
Irish Centre for Human Rights, 
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 
tel: +353 91 75 04 64 
fax: +353 91 75 05 75 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.nuigalway.ie/human_rights 

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OTHERS

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3-5 June, Fribourg, Switzerland
'Diversit�, politique et droits culturels' 
Training module and symposium organised by the Institut
Interdisciplinaire d'Ethique et des Droits de l'Homme and Chaire UNESCO 
For information: 
IIEDH, 6, rue St-Michel, CH-1700 Fribourg, 
tel: +41 26 300 73 44 
fax: +41 26 300 97 07
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.unifr.ch/iiedh 

22-29 June, Strasbourg, France
'Roma communities and concepts for leadership', organised by the Roma
Students Association 
For information: 
FERYP, Str. Episcop Radu Nr. 31, RO-Bucuresti sector 2, 
tel/fax: +40 2 12123 750   

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PUBLICATIONS

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Minorities

Country reports series n�12, April 2003 
'Cleaning operations: Excluding Roma in Greece' 
a report by the European Roma Rights Center and Greek Helsinki Monitor 
For information: 
Roma Rights Center, H-1386 Budapest 62, P.O. Box 906/93 
tel: +36 1 413 2200 
fax: +36 1 413 220 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://errc.org   
or 
the Greek Helsinki Monitor, 
PO Box 60820, GR-15304 Glyka Nera 
tel: +30 210 347 22 59 
fax: +30 210 601 87 60 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.greekhelsinki.gr 

Report of the 47th FUEN-Congress on Nationalities 8-12 May 2003
'Regional diversities of minorities and the cross-border cultural
cooperation'. 
Published by the Federal Union of European Nationalities, 
FUEN - Generalsekretariat, Schiffbr�cke 41, D-24939 Flensburg
tel +49 461 128 55 
fax: +49 461 180 709 
e-mail: [email protected] 
http://www.fuen.org

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