ECMI Enriched Links Database

1. ECMI Enriched Links Database

2. INTRODUCTION PREPARED BY WILLIAM MCKINNEY FOR THE 18th EINIRAS Annual Conference in Tallinn, 18-19 September, 2008The main activities for the dissemination of ECMI information and documentation are the ECMI Library, ECMI Publications, ECMI Newsletter and ECMI Annual Report, ECMI Events such as Seminars and Conferences, and Databases. The development of ECMI’s library is an integral part of ECMI’s function both as a dissemination and documentation centre. The Library houses books and journals dealing especially with the fields of international relations, ethnic conflict, and minority protection. Students and scholars interested in topics related to the work of ECMI can consult a wide range of academic and project materials in the online catalogue of the ECMI Library.Dissemination is ensured especially through ECMI Newsletters and the ECMI Annual Report.The publications of ECMI are a major channel through which the Centre reflects both its research and its action-oriented project work and makes it available to the international community of researchers and practitioners. Through its manifold and interdisciplinary activity, ECMI endeavours to make a valuable contribution to the analytical and informational resources that help understand and transform relations between minorities and majorities throughout Europe.

3. ECMI Mission • ECMI MissionThe European Centre for Minority Issues advances majority-minority relations in the wider Europe through action, research and documentation. It supports the stabilization of areas of ethno-political tension and conflict, contributes to the strengthening of relevant legislation and best practices in governance and enhances the capacity of civil society actors and governments to engage with one another in a constructive and sustainable way.

4. ECMI web site • ECMI Web siteThe ECMI Homepage in the Internet athttp://www.ecmi.deoffers abundant information on ECMI activities, includingprojectinformationand a listofconferences, seminarsandlecturessponsoredby ECMI. Working Papers, Briefs and Reports canbedownloadeddirectlyfromthesite. The siteoffers a virtualbibliographycoveringminorityissuesandethnopoliticalconflictthroughitssearchablelibrarycatalogue. Also tobefoundhereisthecontent-richEthnopoliticalMapof Europe as well asthe Journal on EthnopoliticsandMinorityIssues in Europe (JEMIE), a peer-reviewed electronic journaleditedundertheauspicesofthe European Centre for MinorityIssues. As an electronic journal, JEMIE aimstomakescholarlydebateavailabletoaswide an audienceaspossible, providing easy accesstocutting-edgeacademicliteratureandcreating a forumwhereyoungscholarsandpractitionerscanpresenttheirideasalongsidemoreestablishedacademics.

5. Enriched Links Database • ECMI Enriched Links DatabaseThis database, on the internet at http://www.ecmi.de/elinks/, has been referred to by outside experts as a highly useful reference tool for researchers. The links are enriched in the sense that for each link, substantial information is provided as to the contents of each link, including its institutional affiliations and whether or not for example downloadable texts, statistics and government documents are included. The Internet sources are listed in fourteen subject categories for the convenience of the user. Users can search for example in the categories Country Information, General Minority Information, Constitutional and Legislative Sources, General Human Rights sources, and Interethnic Conflict Management. A keyword search is also possible. The database is interactive, in that it is possible for users to submit further internet resources. Thank you for your attention.