IMIR - International Center for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations

Conferences

Past conferences

1. Forced Ethnic Migrations on the Balkans – Consequences and Rebuilding of Societies

2005-02-22 / 2005-02-23
The conference was organized by the Meiji University from Tokyo and the International Centre for Minority Studies and Intercultural Relations (IMIR) and funded by the Meiji University.
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2. Limitations and Possibilities for Multiethnic Co-existence in Kosovo and Macedonia: Zones of Compatibility and Incompatibility

2003-07-03 / 2003-07-04
The round table was funded and co-organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The objective was to bring together representatives of the main ethnic groups in Kosovo and Macedonia to discuss the interethnic co-existence and the state of tolerance between Serbs and Albanians / Macedonians and Albanians, considered as a political, economic, social and cultural reality both in the Province and in the Republic. The discussion aimed at predisposing academics and politicians representing these ethnic communities to a frank and pragmatic approach, not to mimicry and attempts to stick to some declarative and formal stands that correspond to European standards. The real state of minorities and their relations with the majority were formulated and determined by all participants, and certain steps for extending the areas of tolerance were discussed. The participation of Bulgarian academics and politicians was accepted as presence of an unbiased and disinterested party.
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3. Albanian National Question and the Balkans

2002-06-28 / 2002-06-29
The round table “Albanian National Question and the Balkans” was funded and co-organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Participants on the round table included Albanian (from Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro), Serbian (from Serbia and Kosovo), Macedonian and Montenegrin political representatives, as well as representatives of the Stability Pact, OSCE, etc.
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4. Minorities in the Context of Balkan Integration

2002-06-25 / 2002-06-27
"Minorities in the Context of Balkan Integration” was the subject of an international conference, dedicated to IMIR's 10th anniversary. The conference was attended by politicians and academics of international and Balkan stature, who discussed the problems of minorities in the region, the Balkan countries' opportunities for integration in the context of the integration processes in Europe and the new geopolitical discourse.
Conference Agenda
List of participants