Paternalistic versus participation oriented minority institutions in the Danish-German border region
Publisher: ECMI Volume: 23 pages, pdf Description: This paper aims to explain how Denmark and Germany face the task of ensuring minority protection and the preservation of cultural diversity by way of recognising the national minorities’ needs for special attention. Both countries have installed different mechanisms that are designed to compensate minorities for their disadvantages as a group. Despite the fact that the equally well-developed structures on both sides of the border favour a compared analysis of the mechanisms in place, the disparity in the field of political participation receives particular attention in this paper.