Oleh Protsyk is Lecturer in European Studies Program, University of Flensburg, Germany.Benedikt Harzl is a Researcher at the Russian East European Eurasian Studies Centre at the University of Graz, Austria.

• Introduction Part 1. Domestic and International Legal Framework 1. Russian Legislation in the Area of Minority Rights2. International Norms and Legal Status of Minority Languages in Russia3. National-Cultural AutonomyPart 2. Ethnic Federalism and Minority Governance 4. Federalism and Regionalism 5. Governance and Types of Political Regimes in Ethnic Regions6. The Northern Caucasus and Challenges of Minority GovernancePart 3. Majority and Minority Identities 7. Development of Majority and Minority Identities8. Government Policies and Minority Identities Part 4. Political Participation and Representation 9. Electoral Rules10. Legislative Representation11. Ethnic MobilizationConclusion

Oleh Protsyk is Lecturer in European Studies Program, University of Flensburg, Germany.Benedikt Harzl is a Researcher at the Russian East European Eurasian Studies Centre at the University of Graz, Austria.

• Introduction Part 1. Domestic and International Legal Framework 1. Russian Legislation in the Area of Minority Rights2. International Norms and Legal Status of Minority Languages in Russia3. National-Cultural AutonomyPart 2. Ethnic Federalism and Minority Governance 4. Federalism and Regionalism 5. Governance and Types of Political Regimes in Ethnic Regions6. The Northern Caucasus and Challenges of Minority GovernancePart 3. Majority and Minority Identities 7. Development of Majority and Minority Identities8. Government Policies and Minority Identities Part 4. Political Participation and Representation 9. Electoral Rules10. Legislative Representation11. Ethnic MobilizationConclusion

Oleh Protsyk is Lecturer in European Studies Program, University of Flensburg, Germany.Benedikt Harzl is a Researcher at the Russian East European Eurasian Studies Centre at the University of Graz, Austria.

• Introduction Part 1. Domestic and International Legal Framework 1. Russian Legislation in the Area of Minority Rights2. International Norms and Legal Status of Minority Languages in Russia3. National-Cultural AutonomyPart 2. Ethnic Federalism and Minority Governance 4. Federalism and Regionalism 5. Governance and Types of Political Regimes in Ethnic Regions6. The Northern Caucasus and Challenges of Minority GovernancePart 3. Majority and Minority Identities 7. Development of Majority and Minority Identities8. Government Policies and Minority Identities Part 4. Political Participation and Representation 9. Electoral Rules10. Legislative Representation11. Ethnic MobilizationConclusion