The Promotion of Participation in Social, Economic and Cultural Life – NGO Strategies and Approaches

Abstract

The aim of this article is to describe some of the approaches used by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to promote the participation of minorities in cultural, economic and social life, based mainly on the work of Minority Rights Group International (MRG), and subsequently to lay out some more analytical reflections about the interaction between minorities, governments and development actors in the cultural, economic and social domain, and about an approach to this issue that is based on human rights and in particular, minority rights. It will draw on examples from both within and outside of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) region.