@incollection{2021:pentassuglia:effective_, title = {Effective Minority Participation as a Balancing Act: What Role for the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities?}, year = {2021}, note = {What is the role of the High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) in the context of the political participation of national minorities in their countries? Using the Lund Recommendations and other international instruments as a framework of analysis, this piece seeks to answer this question by offering reflections on selected dimensions of minority participation, including political parties, special measures, consultative bodies, and self-governance, against the broader, oft-cited notions of integration and separation. It points to areas where some degree of standard-setting improvement and clarification under the auspices of the HCNM would be desirable, particularly in the context of the Lund Recommendations, and closes with recommendations for future HCNM activity.}, booktitle = {OSCE Insights 2021}, pages = {133--146}, edition = {}, author = {Pentassuglia, Gaetano}, publisher = {Nomos}, address = {Baden-Baden}, series = {}, volume = {} }