Language and Governance

Name: Language and Governance
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ISBN: 9780708321126

ISBN-10: 0708321127

ISBN-13: 9780708321126

Edition: 2007

Authors: Colin H. Williams

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Language and Governancegathers a diverse body of international specialists, key decision makers, and heads of civil service departments in order to examine the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada. A fascinating combination of academic scrutiny and firsthand knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser-used languages, this volume is a state-of-the-art interpretation of language policy that offers significant proposals to improve the governance and language rights of European and Canadian citizens.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
Publication date: 12/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.70" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

Colin H. Williams is research professor in and director of the Language, Policy, and Planning Research Unit at the School of Welsh, Cardiff University.




Languages in Social, Legal and Political Context



Language, Law and Governance in Comparative Perspective




The Challenge of Language Equality




Language and Governance in Canada: The Role of the Commissioner of Official Languages




Governance and Language: The Intellectual Foundations




Diversity in Addressing Diversity: Canadian and British Legislative Approaches to Linguistic Minorities and Their International Legal Context




Rethinking Language Policies: Challenges and Opportunities




Comparing Legislative and Institutional Frameworks



Official Language Minorities in Canada: A Selected Profile




The Official Languages Act and the Constitutional and Legislative Recognition of Language Rights in Canada




Canada's Official Languages




Quebec's Language Policies: Perceptions and Realities




One Nation - Two Voices? The Welsh Language in the Governance of Wales




Language Law and Governance: An Irish Perspective




Assessing Policies and Programmes



The Canadian Heritage Approach to the Promotion of Official Languages




Determining Language Policy: A Decision-Maker's Perspective




Articulating the Horizons of Welsh




New Approaches for the Empowerment of Linguistic Minorities: A Study of Language Policy Innovation in Canada since the 1980s




How Quebec became a North American Region State




Conclusion



Language Policies, National Identities, and Liberal-Democratic Norms