The "European Yearbook of Minority Issues" provides a critical and timely review of contemporary developments in minority-majority relations in Europe. It combines analysis, commentary and documentation in relation to conflict management, international legal developments and domestic legislation affecting minorities in Europe.

Foreword; Part I: Article; A. General Articles Section: Resistance to Immigrants and Asylum Seekers in the European Union Marcel Coenders, Marcel Lubbers and Peer Scheepers; Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship, Diversity and David Smallbone; Social Inclusion and Ethnic Minorities. Building an Integrated Society: The United Kingdom Perspective Nick Johnson; The Latest Recommendations Endorsed by the HCNM on Ethnic Policing: A New Development in Relation to Minority Protection? Kristin Henrard; Complexities of Conflict Prevention and Resolution in the Post-Soviet Space: EU-US-Russian Security Dimensions Olga Kamenchuk; Sustainable Peace and Cooperation in Borderlands: The Danish-German Bonn-Copenhagen Declarations 1955-2005 Jorgen Kuhl; B. Special Focus: The Concept of 'Nation': The Concept of 'Nation' Joseph Marko; Cultural Nation versus Civic Nation: Which Concept for the Future Europe? A Critical Analysis of the Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendation 1735 (2006) on "The Concept of 'Nation'" Bogdan Aurescu; Deconstructing the 'Nation' for the 21st Century through a Critical Reading of the Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendation 1735 (2006) Tove H. Malloy; C. Special Focus: The Balkan Region: The Balkan Minorities: Divided States, Peoples and Societies Dmitriy I. Polyvyannyy; Bosnia and Herzegovina: Ten Years After Dayton Dino Abazovic; Constitutional Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005-06 Joseph Marko; Independence without Standards? Kosovo's Interethnic Relations Since 1999 Joseph Marko; Serbia: Minorities in a Reluctant State Florian Bieber; Part II: Reports: A. International Developments: Frameworking: Review of the Monitoring Process of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Antti Korkeakivi; The Work of the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (June 2005-June 2006) Vesna Crnic-Grotic; Highlights in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights Relevant to the Protection of Minorities (June 2005-June 2006) Viktor Soloveytchik; European Commission for Democracy through Law: Review of Recent Reports and Opinions Relevant to the Protection of National Minorities Alain Chablais and Pierre Garrone; The Activities of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (July 2005-June 2006) Krzysztof Drzewicki and Vincent de Graaf; The Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media Sally Holt and John Packer; The Minority Rights Activities of the UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues, UN Working Group on Minorities, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (July 2005-June 2006) Graham Fox and Erik Friberg; B. National Developments: Positive Action and the Principle of Equality: Discussing a Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic Alexander Brostl; What Has Happened to Our Model Child? The Creation and Evolution of the Hungarian Minority Act Balazs Majtenyi; Legal Status of National Minorities in Poland: The Act on National and Ethnic Minorities as well as Regional Language Agnieszka Malicka and Karina Zabielska; The New Act on Autonomy of Catalonia Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez; Minority Issues in Belgium: A Brief Overview of Recent Developments Wouter Pas; Whose Ukraine? Language and Regional Factors in the 2004 and 2006 Elections in Ukraine Kataryna Wolczuk; Appendix.