This blends discussion of the role of language minorities in politics with examples of language policy in a range of national contexts. It discusses minority rights and language protection, the policies of the state in privileging powerful majorities, the opportunities and challenges of both devolution and globalization.
Inhoudsopgave
List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Democratic Inclusion for the One and the Many The Nationalist Inheritance in a Globalizing World Democratic Impulses and Social Justice Language Policy and Planning Issues in Multicultural Societies Enhancing Linguistic Diversity in Europe: Cross-Cutting Themes Celtic Language Regimes and the Basis for Deliberation Welsh Language Policy and the Logic of Legislative Devolution Recognition and National Justice for Quebes: A Canadian Conundrum Revisited The Limits to Freedom Appendix Bibliography Index
Over de auteur
Colin H. Williams is Research Professor in the School of Welsh, Cardiff University, UK and holds Honorary Professorships at the University of Aberdeen, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK and Western Ontario. He is a member of the Welsh Language Board. His previous publications include
Called Unto Liberty and as editor
Language Revitalization and
Language and Governance.
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