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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
New interview on the MIDAS Blog “The more content we consume in Basque, the more Basque-speaking we become” ✍️ @urtziurkizu.bsky.social in conversation with Mikel Elkoroberezibar Beloki 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid... 📸 Kultur Sharea
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
MIDAS has a new logo and website! ✨ To mark its 25th anniversary, the association has undergone a graphic facelift. Take a look at the new website: www.midas-press.org/en Thanks to the communications team at Eurac Research for their great work, especially to Chiara Mariz and Thomas Iacopino! 👏
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🗳️ Today, the Senate voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. The revision of the Autonomy Statute must be approved once again, in a second reading, by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
📢 Greenland: why listening matters in resisting Trump 👉 Read the full articly by Walter Turnowsky on the MIDAS Blog: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid... 📸 jplenio - Pixabay
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
What happened in South Tyrol in 2025? ⏪ We have summarised the most important autonomy-related events and developments in our Autonomy Policy Brief. 📝 🔗 Download it here in EN, DE or IT: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/policy-br...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 25/11/2025
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary. I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans. 👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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One year of PLURILINGMEDIA: what’s next?
The research network PLURILINGMEDIA, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary. In this interview, Craig Willis, the Action Chair, reflects on his experiences ove...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 24/10/2025
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Minderheiten unter sich | SALTO
Heute wurde in Bozen eine Minderheiten-Ausstellung und ein Minderheitenkongress eröffnet. Über die Bedeutung guter Netzwerke.Heute wurde in Bozen eine Minderheiten-Ausstellung und ein Minderheitenkong...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 24/10/2025
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Grenzland gegen Budapest: Diese Drei wollen Europas Minderheiten anführen
FUEN: Nach neun Jahren gibt es einen Wechsel an der Spitze der Minderheiten-Organisation. Zwei Männer aus dem deutsch-dänischen Grenzland und eine Ungarndeutsche greifen nach der Präsidentschaft.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 15/10/2025
Why are various minority flags flying along Aberystwyth’s seafront? 🤔 Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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Why the Basque flag flies in Aberystwyth – and 5 other insights from Cymru
My work regularly takes me to different minority contexts and conferences on the subject. Most recently, I was in Aberystwyth, where the PLURILINGMEDIA Training School on journalism in minority langua...
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🗳️ Yesterday evening, the Chamber of Deputies voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. Here are the results: 🟢 In favor: 192 🟡 Abstained: 32 🔴 Against: 0 ⚪ Absent: 176
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog by @urtziurkizu.bsky.social 🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
Ålandstidningen is a Swedish-language newspaper published on the Åland Islands in Finland. It uses new technologies and artificial intelligence to produce sports broadcasts – without camera operators....
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 08/09/2025
Dear Ålanders! My article on South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting has been published in Ålandstidningen. 😉 You can read it here. 👇
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(+) Sändningar över gränserna: från olagliga antenner till en streamingapp
I lördagsdebatten väljer Ålandstidningen ut en skribent som ges utrymme att skriva lite utförligare om ett aktuellt ämne. I dag skriver forskaren Jakob Volgger om gränsöverskridande radio- och tv-sänd...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 05/09/2025
🗳️ Who gets to vote in South Tyrol? In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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Who gets to vote in South Tyrol? A political history of the residency clause
‘We did not have to make any concessions to achieve this result, which would have meant any reduction for the minority protection,’ said South Tyrol’s President Arno Kompatscher in an interview with R...
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🥳 Today South Tyrol celebrates its Autonomy Day! On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 25/08/2025
Heinrich Neisser passed away last week. I met him in Balsan*Bozen*Bolzano in 2023, when we organised an event on minority policy in Austria. ✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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Remembering Heinrich Neisser: a firm advocate for minority rights in Austria
Heinrich Neisser, who died on 22 August 2025 at the age of 89, was not only a prominent Austrian politician and professor but also a big supporter of the country’s minority communities. His engagement...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 08/08/2025
🤔 Was hat es eigentlich mit der Ansässigkeitsklausel in Südtirol auf sich? 📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 06/08/2025
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, tensions remain high. New witness statements and developments should prompt us to take a closer look at what is going on. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...
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Austria faces scrutiny over handling of Slovene minority after police raid
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, Austria, tensions remain high. New testimonies and developments have further intensified public debate on the t...
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
📖 We have published a booklet about the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS). 👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi... @midas-press.bsky.social
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Marle Liebelt 🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
Democratic responsibility: What does a letter from the German minority have to do with Europe's peace? More than the Danish government seems to understand, journalist Marle Liebelt argues in her comme...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 15/07/2025
⚖️ A new enactment decree enters into force today: In South Tyrol, the State is now allowed to temporarily deviate from the rule of allocating public jobs according to the size of the language groups.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 09/07/2025
💡 Interested in the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS)? 📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'. 👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 17/06/2025
Zorionak, @urtziurkizu.bsky.social! 👏
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
When Katharina Zeller removed the Italian sash, media framed it as ethnic provocation. But what about the gender dynamic? On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension. 👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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“You Have to Wear It” – The Neglected Gender Dimension of a Nationalist Debate
In South Tyrol, the newly elected mayor of Meran/Merano, Katharina Zeller, caused a national uproar when she removed the Italian tricolore sash during her inauguration. The incident was viewed as an e...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 08/05/2025
🔴 Update: The autonomy reform
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
📣 Training opportunity in Cymru/Wales! The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth. 📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025 📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu 🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales 👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
In this article, Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu reflects on her research trip to Wales, looking at the Welsh situation through her Basque experience and expertise. She comments on some aspects of the curren...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 18/04/2025
👉 The autonomy reform of South Tyrol in a nutshell. youtu.be/9_Y35dOTHpY?...
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La reforma dl'autonomia – Die Autonomiereform – La riforma dell'autonomia
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 17/04/2025
📰 The MIDAS Blog is not just a blog, but also a small news agency for minority language media. My blog article about South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting was published by three MIDAS member newspapers. The choice is yours. 😉 👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze 👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv 👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 08/04/2025
🗣️ Today the 2nd part of my interview with Ned Thomas has been published. 🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general. 👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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A critical view: Ned Thomas on European minority challenges, Cymru and role models
In the first part of the interview, Ned Thomas spoke about the evolution of European minority policy, in which he played an active role. In this second part of the interview he continues his reflectio...
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
📢 Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? Europas Minderheiten in den 2020er-Jahren – Einblicke aus Südtirol, Katalonien, Baskenland und Kärnten/Koroška 📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr 📌 Eurac Research 🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz 👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6
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Annual Minority Rights Lecture: Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? – Autonomy Experience Südtirol
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 04/04/2025
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
💲 The performance of the economy has direct consequences for South Tyrol's financial autonomy. The USA has announced tariffs for countries worldwide. They are also an important partner for South Tyrol.
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news.ORF.at [ORFodon] @orf-news.orfodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2025
Die Reform des Südtiroler Autonomiestatuts samt Wiederherstellung verlorengegangener Kompetenzen ist nun endgültig auf Schiene: Heute kam es zu einer Einigung auf einen Reformvorschlag mit der italienischen Regierung. orf.at/stories/3389618 #_Politik #_Ausland #_Südtirol #_Schiene
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Südtirol-Autonomie: Einigung mit Rom erzielt
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Rai Südtirol @raisuedtirolplus.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Ein Sonderlandtag zur Autonomiereform in Südtirol wird einberufen, nachdem 17 Abgeordnete einen Antrag unterzeichneten. Er soll die geplanten Änderungen am Autonomiestatut prüfen und die Ergebnisse für Verhandlungen mit der italienischen Regierung nutzen.
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Sonderlandtag zur Autonomiereform gefordert
17 Abgeordnete haben den Antrag unterzeichnet. Der Sonderlandtag wird sich mit den geplanten Änderungen am Autonomiestatut befassen.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 02/04/2025
🎙️ I interviewed Ned Thomas, a Cymraeg (Welsh) researcher and activist. 🌍 We talked about the evolution of European minority policy, the rise of organisations in this field, and why the project to launch a daily newspaper in Cymraeg failed at the last minute. 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/$bl...
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Back to the roots: Ned Thomas on how European minority networks took shape – and why a daily in Cymraeg didn’t
MIDAS turns 25 next year. So it’s time to open the archives and take a look back. One name comes up frequently: Ned Thomas. In this first part of the interview, he discusses the development of Europea...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 31/03/2025
🧵 Austrian universities of applied sciences now recognised by Italy 1/4 At the recent round of negotiations between the expert commission Italy-Austria at the Ministry of University and Research in Rome, the recognition of Austrian Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Italy was on the agenda.
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
📌 South Tyrol's autonomy reform explained: 4 key questions and answers 💡 In a short article, @jakobvolgger.bsky.social and @marcroeggla.bsky.social summarised what is at stake – while we wait for the next steps. 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/south-...
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
👇 Read @urtziurkizu.bsky.social's interview with our colleague @jakobvolgger.bsky.social on the MIDAS Blog. In the interview he talks about the research project on media in unique minority languages and their role in language maintenance that he carried out with @marcroeggla.bsky.social.
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from @urtziurkizu.bsky.social: How the media in unique minority languages contribute to language maintenance 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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How the media in unique minority languages contribute to language maintenance
How do media in unique minority languages contribute to language maintenance? This question was the focus of a research study by Jakob Volgger and Marc Röggla. The two researchers examined the role of...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 14/03/2025
In 2024, the South Tyrolean Office for Provincial Languages and Civil Rights received 74 complaints regarding the violation of language rights with regard to German. 2 complaints concerned Italian. The office serves as a contact point for cases of violation of language rights by public institutions.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 13/03/2025
🗣️ The real secret of the Basque language is not its origin, but its survival, said Koldo Mitxelena Elissalt. I spoke with Berria about the role of the media in preserving unique minority languages. 👉 Read it here: tinyurl.com/2ve3cpdh 🙌 Eskerrik asko Urtzi Urkizu eta Berriari aukera emateagatik!
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Center for Autonomy Experience @autonomyexperience.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📢 What is PLURILINGMEDIA all about? We'll explain it to you in 45 seconds. 🌐 Our Center is an active member of the new research network. The focus is on media in minority and regional languages. 📰 We also represent @midas-press.bsky.social in the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network.
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Rai Südtirol @raisuedtirolplus.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Südtirol strebt eine Autonomiereform an, um Zuständigkeiten in verschiedenen Bereichen zu übernehmen. Die Zustimmung der italienischen Regierung steht jedoch aus, was die Verhandlungen kompliziert macht. Geduld und politische Kompromisse sind erforderlich.
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Autonomiereform: Bozner Wahlen als SVP-Faustpfand
Im Morgengespräch von Rai Südtirol erklärt Verfassungsrechtler Francesco Palermo, warum es mit der Autonomiereform so langsam geht. Es braucht geschickte Verhandlung, aber die Reform kommt.
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 27/02/2025
1/4 📜 What does the government programme of the new Austrian coalition say about South Tyrol? Have a look. 👇
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Fóra de Mapa @forademapa.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Unha das demandas históricas do galeguismo foi a posibilidade de recibir sen problemas as emisións das TVs 🇵🇹. No xermanófono Südtirol levan tendo acceso ás TVs 🇨🇭🇦🇹🇩🇪 con normalidade desde os 70s, o que impide a asimilación no contexto cultural italiano www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting: from illegal antennas to a streaming app
‘This content is not available in your country.’ A frustrating message familiar to many members of linguistic minorities. Geoblocking often denies them access to online content such as streaming servi...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 25/02/2025
📺 South Tyrol has had official access to TV programmes from Austria, Germany and Switzerland since the 1970s. 📱 Now, a new app has made it possible to live stream TV channels digitally. Could this be a model for other minority regions? 👉 Check out my new article: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting: from illegal antennas to a streaming app
‘This content is not available in your country.’ A frustrating message familiar to many members of linguistic minorities. Geoblocking often denies them access to online content such as streaming servi...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 17/02/2025
📉 The 2023 data on the ethnic quota system in the public administration of South Tyrol have been published. 📊 Take a look at the interactive infographic in the Autonomy Dashboard South Tyrol: www.autonomy-dashboard.info/en#chart-aqi...
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Josef Prackwieser and Hannes Obermair: John S. Stephens, Danger Zones. A Study of National Minorities www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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John S. Stephens, Danger Zones. A Study of National Minorities
95 years ago, the study Danger Zones. A Study of National Minorities by John S. Stephens (1891-1954) was published in London. This largely forgotten inter-war text is annotated for the first time in t...
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Jakob Volgger @jakob-volgger.eu · 03/02/2025
💡 Check out the latest article by @marcroeggla.bsky.social and me: The Role of Unique Minority Language Media in Language Maintenance: A Comparative Study of Basque, Ladin, and Upper Sorbian Media 👉 You can read the article open access here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... ©️📸 Ekaitz Zilarmendi
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MIDAS @midas-press.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
📢 The Otto von Habsburg Prize is now open for 2025 entries! 🏆 Prize: €2,000. ⏳ Deadline: 31 March 2025. 👉 Find out more: www.midas-press.org/otto-von-hab...
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