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Abstract:
This article aims to provide an insight into the legal background against which ethnic and cultural diversity is managed inside the EU. It explores how responsibilities for diversity management are distributed within the EU system, and considers the role of the overarching constitutional value of 'cultural diversity'. It is argued that the 'moments' of entry (characterized by a quasi monopoly of the Union with regard to EU citizens and a potentially increasing EU role with regard to third-country nationals), integration (characterized by a strong interactive engagement of players, Union and Member States alike) and preservation (characterized by a quasi monopoly of the Member States) form the key layers of interaction between the Member States and the EU in the policy areas relating to minority and migration issues. Each layer involves a different set of concerns and a distinct balance between national and supranational involvement, but jointly they map the growing European dimension inherent in the management of diversity.
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