PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION: ETHNIC MINORITIES IN SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE: NORMATIVE REGULATIONS AND SOCIAL REALITY
Nikolai Genov

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PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MINORITIES IN INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW
Rudolf Bindig

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CONSTITUTIONAL POSITION OF MINORITIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (A Case of No Majority)
Dragan Ivanovic

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PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF INTER-ETHNIC RELATIONS IN BULGARIA
Yantsislav Yanakiev

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ETHNIC MINORITIES IN CROATIA AND SLOVENIA
Mitja Zagar

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MULTI-CULTURALISM AS POLITICAL MODEL: THE CASE OF MACEDONIA
Lidija Petkovska-Hristova

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ETHNIC MINORITIES IN THE ROMANIAN LEGAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT
Poliana Stefanescu

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ETHNIC MINORITIES IN SERBIA, MONTENEGRO AND KOSOVO: CONSTITUTIONAL NORMS AND REALITIES
Florian Bieber

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