Part I - Summary of debates = 7
Introduction = 9
Definition of the term "minority" = 11
The rights of minorities as collective rights and as individual rights = 16
From the nation-state to the multicultural national state = 19
Minority rights : legislative and institutional safeguards = 23
Minority rights : educational aspects = 24
Minority rights : cultural aspects = 28
Cultural interaction or ethnic deconstruction? = 31
Conclusions and recommendations = 33
Part II - Contributions = 35
Panel I - Reports from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania = 37
Panel II - Reports from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia = 67
Panel III - Reports from Hungary, Belgim, the United Kingdom and Poland = 97
Part IV - Cultural aspects - Dag Myklebust = 129
Summary of Panel IV discussions = 132
Part V - Educational aspects - Willem Doise = 135
Summary of Panel V discussions = 136
Bibliographical references = 139
Appendix : List of participants = 141
Introduction = 9
Definition of the term "minority" = 11
The rights of minorities as collective rights and as individual rights = 16
From the nation-state to the multicultural national state = 19
Minority rights : legislative and institutional safeguards = 23
Minority rights : educational aspects = 24
Minority rights : cultural aspects = 28
Cultural interaction or ethnic deconstruction? = 31
Conclusions and recommendations = 33
Part II - Contributions = 35
Panel I - Reports from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania = 37
Panel II - Reports from Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia = 67
Panel III - Reports from Hungary, Belgim, the United Kingdom and Poland = 97
Part IV - Cultural aspects - Dag Myklebust = 129
Summary of Panel IV discussions = 132
Part V - Educational aspects - Willem Doise = 135
Summary of Panel V discussions = 136
Bibliographical references = 139
Appendix : List of participants = 141