Author Description

Introduction / Benedikt Harzl And Oleh Protsyk -- Domestic And International Legal Framework. Russian Legislation In The Area Of Minority Rights / Bill Bowring; International Norms And Legal Status Of Minority Languages In Russia / Stefan Oeter; National-cultural Autonomy / Alexander Osipov -- Ethnic Federalism And Minority Governance. Federalism And Regionalism / Hans Oversloot; Governance And Types Of Political Regimes In Ethnic Regions / Nikolai Petrov; The Northern Caucasus And Challenges Of Minority Governance / Anna Matveeva -- Majority And Minority Identities. Development Of Majority And Minority Identities / Emil Pain; Government Policies And Minority Identities / Sergey Sokolovskiy -- Political Participation And Representation. Electoral Rules / Robert Moser; Legislative Representation / Paul Chaisty; Ethnic Mobilization / Dmitry Gorenburg -- Conclusion / Valerie Bunce. Edited By Oleh Protsyk And Benedikt Harzl. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.