Timofey Agarin is Lecturer in Politics and Ethnic Conflict at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.

Assesses the nature of minority rights protection in post-communist Europe and evaluates the impact of domestic institutions on the operation of the European Minority Rights Regime

Introduction: Talking the Talk? / 1. The Workings of International Regime / 2. Nation-State Building in Transition from Communism / 3. European Nation-States and Minority Representation / 4. Extoling Minority Rights and Implementing Policies / 5. Excluding Roma from the Scope of Minority Policy / 6. Policies for Minority Settlement Beyond State-Bounded Territories / 7. Minority Rights for Migrant Communities / Conclusion: Walking Out on Minority Rights? / Bibliography / Index