Starting in January 2027, the ECMI will serve as a key partner in a pioneering EU Twinning project: the creation of the “National Minority Policy Index” (NMPI). This three-year initiative aims to prov...

Minderheiten, Sprachen, Autonomie, Sprachpolitik, Sprache, Ladinia, Friaul Italien Suedtirol Scantamburlo

Lost autonomy triggers and the rise of secessionism

Image credit: Eurac Research | Marion Lafogler

Authoritarian control follows a grim calculus. The literature on state repression shows that coercion is not random but operates under a highly strategic logic. Russia’s repressive campaign in its occupied territories in Ukraine is no exception. Shortly after the illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea in February and March 2014,…

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Social scientists now routinely draw on high-frequency, high-granularity ''microlevel'' data to estimate the causal effects of subnational interventions. To date, most researchers aggregate these data...

Over the past two months, the ECMI was represented at two leading academic hubs for Ukrainian Studies in Germany, where ECMI postdoctoral researcher Elmira Muratova shared insights from her ongoing re...

Abstract. There is widespread consensus in peace research that territorial conflicts are more enduring and difficult to settle than non-territorial conflic

Vor Abschluss des TikTok Deals: "Mediale Gleichschaltung" in den USA? Interview mit Markus Beckedahl, Zentrum für Digitalrechte und Demokratie.

Poland's military said early Wednesday that it had shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine, in what is potentially a major provocation for Europe.

SPD-Kandidatin Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf hat ihre Kandidatur als Richterin des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zurückgezogen. Ihre Erklärung dokumentiert LTO im Wortlaut.