Jakob Volgger
@jakob-volgger.eu
South Tyrol | Autonomy| Minority Protection
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The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary.
I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans.
👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog.
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I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans.
👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
One year of PLURILINGMEDIA: what’s next?
The research network PLURILINGMEDIA, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary. In this interview, Craig Willis, the Action Chair, reflects on his experiences ove...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary.
I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans.
👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans.
👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Why are various minority flags flying along Aberystwyth’s seafront? 🤔
Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Why the Basque flag flies in Aberystwyth – and 5 other insights from Cymru
My work regularly takes me to different minority contexts and conferences on the subject. Most recently, I was in Aberystwyth, where the PLURILINGMEDIA Training School on journalism in minority langua...
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October 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Why are various minority flags flying along Aberystwyth’s seafront? 🤔
Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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🗳️ Yesterday evening, the Chamber of Deputies voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. Here are the results:
🟢 In favor: 192
🟡 Abstained: 32
🔴 Against: 0
⚪ Absent: 176
🟢 In favor: 192
🟡 Abstained: 32
🔴 Against: 0
⚪ Absent: 176
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
🗳️ Yesterday evening, the Chamber of Deputies voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. Here are the results:
🟢 In favor: 192
🟡 Abstained: 32
🔴 Against: 0
⚪ Absent: 176
🟢 In favor: 192
🟡 Abstained: 32
🔴 Against: 0
⚪ Absent: 176
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📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog by @urtziurkizu.bsky.social
🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
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🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
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No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
Ålandstidningen is a Swedish-language newspaper published on the Åland Islands in Finland. It uses new technologies and artificial intelligence to produce sports broadcasts – without camera operators....
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September 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog by @urtziurkizu.bsky.social
🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
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🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands
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Dear Ålanders! My article on South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting has been published in Ålandstidningen. 😉 You can read it here. 👇
(+) Sändningar över gränserna: från olagliga antenner till en streamingapp
I lördagsdebatten väljer Ålandstidningen ut en skribent som ges utrymme att skriva lite utförligare om ett aktuellt ämne. I dag skriver forskaren Jakob Volgger om gränsöverskridande radio- och tv-sänd...
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September 8, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Dear Ålanders! My article on South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting has been published in Ålandstidningen. 😉 You can read it here. 👇
🗳️ Who gets to vote in South Tyrol?
In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections.
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In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections.
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Who gets to vote in South Tyrol? A political history of the residency clause
‘We did not have to make any concessions to achieve this result, which would have meant any reduction for the minority protection,’ said South Tyrol’s President Arno Kompatscher in an interview with R...
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September 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🗳️ Who gets to vote in South Tyrol?
In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections.
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In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
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🥳 Today South Tyrol celebrates its Autonomy Day!
On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.
On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.
September 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🥳 Today South Tyrol celebrates its Autonomy Day!
On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.
On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.
Heinrich Neisser passed away last week. I met him in Balsan*Bozen*Bolzano in 2023, when we organised an event on minority policy in Austria.
✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Remembering Heinrich Neisser: a firm advocate for minority rights in Austria
Heinrich Neisser, who died on 22 August 2025 at the age of 89, was not only a prominent Austrian politician and professor but also a big supporter of the country’s minority communities. His engagement...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Heinrich Neisser passed away last week. I met him in Balsan*Bozen*Bolzano in 2023, when we organised an event on minority policy in Austria.
✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🤔 Was hat es eigentlich mit der Ansässigkeitsklausel in Südtirol auf sich?
📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.
📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🤔 Was hat es eigentlich mit der Ansässigkeitsklausel in Südtirol auf sich?
📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.
📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, tensions remain high. New witness statements and developments should prompt us to take a closer look at what is going on.
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Austria faces scrutiny over handling of Slovene minority after police raid
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, Austria, tensions remain high. New testimonies and developments have further intensified public debate on the t...
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August 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, tensions remain high. New witness statements and developments should prompt us to take a closer look at what is going on.
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...
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📖 We have published a booklet about the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS).
👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi...
@midas-press.bsky.social
👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi...
@midas-press.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
📖 We have published a booklet about the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS).
👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi...
@midas-press.bsky.social
👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi...
@midas-press.bsky.social
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📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Marle Liebelt
🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
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🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
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Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
Democratic responsibility: What does a letter from the German minority have to do with Europe's peace? More than the Danish government seems to understand, journalist Marle Liebelt argues in her comme...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:57 AM
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Marle Liebelt
🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
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🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty
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⚖️ A new enactment decree enters into force today: In South Tyrol, the State is now allowed to temporarily deviate from the rule of allocating public jobs according to the size of the language groups.
July 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
⚖️ A new enactment decree enters into force today: In South Tyrol, the State is now allowed to temporarily deviate from the rule of allocating public jobs according to the size of the language groups.
💡 Interested in the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS)?
📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'.
👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'.
👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
July 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
💡 Interested in the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS)?
📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'.
👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'.
👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Zorionak, @urtziurkizu.bsky.social! 👏
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Martxelo Otamendi
🔴 MIDAS Prize 2025: Urtzi Urkizu’s journey in minority language journalism
@urtziurkizu.bsky.social
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🔴 MIDAS Prize 2025: Urtzi Urkizu’s journey in minority language journalism
@urtziurkizu.bsky.social
www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
MIDAS Prize 2025: Urtzi Urkizu’s journey in minority language journalism
Urtzi Urkizu, winner of the MIDAS Prize for Journalism 2025, has over two decades of experience in Basque-language media, having worked for Euskaldunon Egunkaria and Berria. He focuses on minority lan...
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June 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Zorionak, @urtziurkizu.bsky.social! 👏
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When Katharina Zeller removed the Italian sash, media framed it as ethnic provocation. But what about the gender dynamic?
On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension.
👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension.
👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
“You Have to Wear It” – The Neglected Gender Dimension of a Nationalist Debate
In South Tyrol, the newly elected mayor of Meran/Merano, Katharina Zeller, caused a national uproar when she removed the Italian tricolore sash during her inauguration. The incident was viewed as an e...
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May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
When Katharina Zeller removed the Italian sash, media framed it as ethnic provocation. But what about the gender dynamic?
On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension.
👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension.
👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🔴 Update: The autonomy reform
May 8, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🔴 Update: The autonomy reform
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📣 Training opportunity in Cymru/Wales!
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth.
📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025
📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth.
📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025
📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g
April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📣 Training opportunity in Cymru/Wales!
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth.
📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025
📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g
The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth.
📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025
📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g
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📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu
🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
In this article, Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu reflects on her research trip to Wales, looking at the Welsh situation through her Basque experience and expertise. She comments on some aspects of the curren...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu
🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales
👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
📰 The MIDAS Blog is not just a blog, but also a small news agency for minority language media. My blog article about South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting was published by three MIDAS member newspapers. The choice is yours. 😉
👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze
👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv
👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7
👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze
👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv
👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7
April 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
📰 The MIDAS Blog is not just a blog, but also a small news agency for minority language media. My blog article about South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting was published by three MIDAS member newspapers. The choice is yours. 😉
👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze
👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv
👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7
👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze
👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv
👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7
🗣️ Today the 2nd part of my interview with Ned Thomas has been published.
🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general.
👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general.
👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
A critical view: Ned Thomas on European minority challenges, Cymru and role models
In the first part of the interview, Ned Thomas spoke about the evolution of European minority policy, in which he played an active role. In this second part of the interview he continues his reflectio...
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April 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
🗣️ Today the 2nd part of my interview with Ned Thomas has been published.
🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general.
👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general.
👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...
Reposted by Jakob Volgger
📢 Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? Europas Minderheiten in den 2020er-Jahren – Einblicke aus Südtirol, Katalonien, Baskenland und Kärnten/Koroška
📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr
📌 Eurac Research
🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz
👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6
📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr
📌 Eurac Research
🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz
👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6
Annual Minority Rights Lecture: Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? – Autonomy Experience Südtirol
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April 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
📢 Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? Europas Minderheiten in den 2020er-Jahren – Einblicke aus Südtirol, Katalonien, Baskenland und Kärnten/Koroška
📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr
📌 Eurac Research
🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz
👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6
📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr
📌 Eurac Research
🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz
👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6