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Article: Regions, minorities and European integration: a case study on Muslims in Western Thrace, Greece.
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- Romanian Journal of Political Science
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
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Abstract:
This report explores the regional changes and the redefined government policy towards the minority in Western Thrace, Greece, which were largely undertaken in the context of EU integration, as well as their consequences for ethnic politics, cultural mobilization and inter-communal relations. The original research hypotheses were that regional and minority rights changes in the context of European integration a) promote political and economic integration of minorities in development frames, as well as inter-communal cooperation, and b) reinforce a relative decline of nationalist politics, with the interests and identity of minorities and majorities ...