Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context

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 devolut...

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1. Verfasser: Williams, Colin H. 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2008
Schriftenreihe:Language and Globalization
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • "Cover"
  • "Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context"
  • "Contents"
  • "List of Tables and Figures"
  • "Acknowledgements"
  • "1 Democratic Inclusion for the One and the Many"
  • "2 The Nationalist Inheritance in a Globalising World"
  • "3 The Democratic Impulse and Social Justice"
  • "4 Language Policy and Planning Issues in Multicultural Societies"
  • "5 Enhancing Linguistic Diversity in Europe: Cross-Cutting Themes"
  • "6 Securing â€Official Bilingualism”: From Special Pleading to Deliberative Democracy?"
  • "7 Celtic Language Regimes and the Basis for Deliberation"
  • "8 Welsh Language Policy and the Logic of Legislative Devolution"
  • "9 Recognition and National Justice for Québec: A Canadian Conundrum Revisited"
  • "10 The Limits to Freedom"
  • "Bibliography"