Knowledge (at least passive) of the English language

Principles regarding minority rights and the management of diversity., regarding "old" minorities (linguistic, national, historical) and "new" (communities with a foreign background); the distinction between "old" and "new" minorities will be assessed critically. - Analysis of the main international instruments for the minority protection. Analysis of some relevant models: Italy, Germany, UK, France, Spain (with a special focus on the catalan question) , Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, USA, China, India, Indonesia, indigenous people 

The aim is to strenghten the knowledge of the principles regarding minority rights and the management of diversity., regarding "old" minorities (linguistic, national, historical) and "new" (communities with a foreign background); the distinction between "old" and "new" minorities will be assessed critically. - Analysis of the main international instruments for the minority protection. Analysis of some relevant models: Italy, Germany, UK, France, Spain (with a special focus on the catalan question) , Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, USA, China, India, Indonesia, indigenous people 

Oral lessons, with participation of the students to the discussion

Oral exams, with the possibility of the presentation of a written paper (to decide with the teacher) and also of an intermediate text (around November)

Sessions visible on the web

Students may find in the Department prof. Poggeschi on Tuesdays, 12-13, or they can arrange a meeting writing to giovanni.poggeschi@unisalento.it 

 Knowledge of the principles regarding minority rights and the management of diversity., regarding "old" minorities (linguistic, national, historical) and "new" (communities with a foreign background); the distinction between "old" and "new" minorities will be assessed critically. - Analysis of the main international instruments for the minority protection. Analysis of some relevant models: Italy, Germany, UK, France, Spain (with a special focus on the catalan question) , Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, USA, China, India, Indonesia, indigenous people 

G. Poggeschi, Language rights and duties in the evolution of public law, Nomos, 2013 pp. 11 - 67, compulsory.

Recommended tetx to read or to study in some parts (to decide with the teacher):

M.S. Flier - A. Graziosi (editors), The battle for Ukrainian. A comparative perspective, Harvard University, 2017

E. Cukani, Ongoing Pristina – Belgrade Talks: from Decentralization to Regional Cooperation and Future Perspectives, disponibile su http://www.eurac.edu/en/research/autonomies/minrig/publications/Documents/EDAP/2012_edap04.pdf;  

Other papers proposed by the teacher or by the students about issues on minority protection