South Tyrolean Ethnic Groups Institute

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South Tyrolean Ethnic Groups Institute
(SVI)
purpose Ethnic group research and protection of minorities
Chair: Paul Videsott (scientific director); Klaus Kemenater (President)
Establishment date: 1960
Number of members: approx. 70
Seat : Bolzano
Website: http://www.svi-bz.org

The South Tyrolean Ethnic Groups Institute (SVI) is an organization in South Tyrol dedicated to ethnic group research and the protection of minorities .

history

The South Tyrolean Ethnic Groups Institute was founded in Bolzano in 1960 against the background of the simmering South Tyrolean question . The main initiator of the organization, initially named "South Tyrolean Economic and Social Institute", and its long-term director (until 2013) was Christoph Pan . In the past, the institute cooperated with Theodor Veiter and Felix Ermacora , for example in the context of drawing up the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages . It is co-editor of the periodical European Journal for Minority Issues - European Journal of Minority Studies (EJM) and publishes its own series at irregular intervals. The SVI works with numerous partner organizations, including the House of the German East in Munich and the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) .

Goals and Activities

According to its own statements, the SVI pursues the purpose of “1) examining the problems of the German-speaking and Ladin ethnic groups in South Tyrol and developing practical solutions; 2) to make a contribution to the solution of the ethnic group question in Europe in a spirit of solidarity through research, exchange of experience and international cooperation ”. It operates a "Documentation Center for the Protection of Minorities", has a broad collection of international documents on the protection of minorities and prepares expert reports in the sense of application-oriented research .

financing

The SVI is financed by public funds, in particular with grants from the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol .

evaluation

In the literature, the concept of the " ethnic group " which is constitutive for the SVI is viewed in a differentiated manner. The institute's ethnocentric tradition was also formulated theoretically by its founder. However, this is considered essentialist , as it focuses on ethnic differences, shows völkisch- antiegalitarian tendencies and argues one-sidedly based on collective law.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Series of publications by the South Tyrolean Economic and Social Institute , previously Vol. 1–75 (1962–1990).
  2. ↑ South Tyrolean Ethnic Groups Institute: Brief portrait , accessed on October 6, 2018
  3. ↑ Christoph Pan: Basic elements for the theory of ethno-sociology. In: Theodor Veiter (Ed.): System of an international ethnic group law. Part 2. Vienna-Stuttgart 1972, pp. 288–289.
  4. ↑ In detail on this Samuel Salzborn : Ethnisierung der Politik. Theory and history of ethnic group law in Europe (Campus Research. Vol. 880). Campus: Frankfurt am Main et al. 2005, ISBN 3-593-37879-5 .

literature

  • Christoph Pan: South Tyrol as a popular problem: Outline of a South Tyrolean ethno-sociology (Research Center for Nationality and Language Issues Marburg. Ethnos 9). Vienna: Braumüller 1971. ISBN 3-7003-0006-9
  • Christoph Pan, Beate Sibylle Pfeil, Paul Videsott: The ethnic groups in Europe: manual. Vienna-Berlin: Verlag Österreich-Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2016. ISBN 978-3-704672247