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The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The article analyzes the European Union's influence on the political participation of ethnic minorities in first and second European elections held after Lithuania's accession to the EU in 2004 and 2009. The author provides a brief theoretical overview of the EU's influence on Member States regarding ethnic minority policy, representation of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority participation in the politics. Analysis of the programs and strategies to attract voters in European Parliament elections of political parties representing ethnic minorities finds that the European issues and European values hadn't significant effect (with exceptions in 2009) on electoral programs and patterns of political participation. However, Polish and Russian ethnic minority political parties in shaping the strategies of the coalition or joint electoral list in 2004 and 2009 EP elections were not directly intended to win seats in the EP, but testing these strategies for the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2004 and municipal council elections in 2011.

The existing literature on the role of pol'al parties in promoting the interests of ethnic minorities has focused priniarile on the parties' contribution to removing ethnic barriers to SDI. Such a limitation is. however, unsatisfactory in the Canadian context. Man French-speaking Canadians seek to avoid assimilation in one sense while achieving, it in another. Hence a distinction is madee between -behavioral assimilation' or the minority's absorption of the cultural patterns of the majority. & "structural assimilation' or the distribution of the group in the instit'al structure & the civic life of the host society. The question is posed whether pol'al parties can accelerate a minority's structural assimilation while 5imullaneousl'v protecting' it against behavioral assimilation. 4 categories of wa -- 's in which a gov may servee the interests of an ethnic minority are considered. The role of pol'al parties in promoting ethnic interests is then sketched by pointing out the relationship between party activity & the I categories of gov'al action. The argument concludes with the suggestion that massive' support for a single pol'al party may help an ethnic minorit'v to promote its own structural assimilation. but is most unlikely to he of value in protecting it against behavioral assimilation. I PS A.

Multiculturalism is an increasingly salient election issue. The growing size of many countries' ethnic minority populations pushes parties to support multiculturalism, whereas the emergence of far-right parties in many countries pressures them to oppose it. This article examines parties' positions on multiculturalism in a comparative context. It looks at 19 countries including most of Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. It argues that the influence of ethnic minorities over parties depends on electoral systems, and the strategies mainstream parties adopt in response to the far-right. The article finds that increases in ethnic minorities' electoral strength lead parties to increase their support of multiculturalism to a greater degree in single-member district electoral systems than in proportional ones. Further, parties co-opt the anti-multicultural positions of far-right parties, and right parties do so more than left parties.

Au sujet du rôle des partis politiques, comme promoteurs des intérêts des minorités ethniques, on a surtout insisté sur leur contribution en matière d'abolition des barrières ethniques à la mobilité sociale. Une telle limitation convient mal à la situation canadienne. Plusieurs Canadiens de langue française désirent l'assimilation entendue selon un certain sens (intégration socio-politique structurelle), alors qu'ils veulent l'éviter si elle est entendue autrement (assimilation culturelle). Le présent article distingue ces deux acceptions du concept d'assimilation et examine si les partis peuvent accélérer l'assimilation (intégration serait un terme mieux approprié, en français) structurelle d'une minorité ethnique à la vie et aux institutions de la société dominante, tout en protégeant cette minorité de l'assimilation (au sens strict) à la culture de cette même société.L'auteur suggère que le gouvernement peut servir les intérêts d'une minorité ethnique de quatre façons différentes; il s'interroge alors sur les relations qui peuvent exister, à cet égard, entre les activités du parti et les quatre modes d'action gouvernementale préalablement retenus. Il conclut que le support massif d'un seul parti, par une minorité, peut favoriser son intégration structurelle mais semblerait un instrument inefficace de lutte à l'assimilation culturelle.

The political representation of ethnic minorities in the party systems of Central and Eastern European states remains understudied despite the consolidation of democracy in these countries following their accession to the EU. This paper asks what institutional factors influence the way ethnic minorities are represented in the party systems of Central and Eastern European states. It does so based on a comparison of ethnic minorities in two paired cases (Slovakia/Romania and Estonia/Latvia), each of which shows similarities in some regards but have different outcomes in terms of party representation. The paper specifically examines explanations for the diverse forms through which minorities are represented in these four countries with a focus on three distinct types: ethnic particularist minority parties, integrationist minority parties, and accommodative majority parties. We examine two institutional/political factors that influence specific minority party types: (1) electoral systems and (2) political strategies of the dominant ethnic elite. We argue that while electoral systems do play a role in explaining differences in the party representation of minorities, they become particularly important in the broader political institutional context that emerged in the first decade following the collapse of communism. The manner in which dominant ethnic political-elites approached minority representation in the early years of democratization is critical in explaining different types of party representation that ensued.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- List of contributors -- Chapter 1: Social psychological perspectives on ethnic minorities: An introduction -- Part I: Theoretical Approaches -- Chapter 2: Intergroup attribution: some implications for the study of ethnic prejudice -- Chapter 3: Patterns of differentiation within and between groups -- Chapter 4: Strategies of identity management -- Chapter 5: Ethnic attitudes and emotions -- Part II: Real Life Studies -- Chapter 6: Ethnic identity and the paradox of equality -- Chapter 7: Structures and strategies of discourse and prejudice -- Chapter 8: The development of ethnic tolerance in an inner city area with large numbers of immigrants -- Chapter 9: Ethnic stereotypes and police law enforcement practices -- Part III: Remedies -- Chapter 10: Organizational inclusion of minority groups: A social psychological analysis -- Chapter 11: Improving interethnic relationships: How effective is cooperation? -- Chapter 12: The Culture Assimilator: Is it possible to improve interethnic relations by emphasizing ethnic differences? -- Chapter 13: Towards a useful social psychology for ethnic minorities -- Bibliography -- Name index -- Subject index.