Asian Migrants in Europe: the Need for a Global Perspective
Over the past ten years Asian migration to the European Union (EU) has gradually gained in importance as an area of policy making.1 The Amsterdam Treaty (1997, enacted in 1999) and the Tampere Council (1999) are the most important hallmarks of this trend: they reflect the widely felt need among policy makers at the top of the EU, in particular within the European Commission, to liberalize external migration and thus fulfil the EU’s fundamental commitment to the principles of liberal democracy (Angenendt and Hernandez, 2004, p. 3; Batistella, 2002). Nevertheless, progress is slow, and EU policies have retained their defensive character: they serve to control and restrain external migration flows rather than facilitate them (Angenendt and Hernandez, 2004, pp. 6–8; Angenendt and Kruse, 2004, pp. 100–1).
Chinese Identity in Europe
When one seeks to understand the Chinese communities as communities, the issue of identity becomes paramount. Identity (meaning the characteristics that bind people together as a group) is evasive, and yet a well established concept (see, among others, Eriksen, 1993). Ethnic identity among overseas Chinese in Europe simultaneously reflects and influences their modes of social interaction. It manifests itself in how people deal with each other; this definition reflects the need for a concept that captures changing behavioural patterns and diverse embodiments of Chineseness.
Quiet diplomacy in action : the OSCE High Commissioner on national minorities
Preface. Foreword by Michael Ignatieff. Part One: 1. Background and Origins. 2. The High Commissioner's Approach to Conflict Prevention. 3. The High Commissioner in Practice. 4. Co-operation and Support. 5. Recurrent Themes and Issues. Part Two: 6. Situations: Estonia Latvia Lituania Croatia Albania the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo Turkey Ukraine Moldova Romania Hungary Slovakia Roma Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Annexes. Bibliography.