The Language Question in Europe and Diverse Societies : Political, Legal and Social Perspectives.

Half Title Page -- Half Title verso -- Title Page -- Title verso -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction: Negotiating Language Regimes -- THE NATURE OF DIVERSITY -- THE CHALLENGES OF MULTILINGUALISM -- LANGUAGE AS A POLITICAL PROBLEM -- THIS VOLUME'S CONTRIBUTION -- CONCLUSION: THE LANGUAGE QUESTION AND LANGUAGE REGIMES IN EUROPE -- 2. Theoretical Foundations of European Language Debates -- EQUALITY OF RECOGNITION -- LANGUAGE HARMONISATION -- LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE -- CONCLUSION -- 3. Language Policy of a Civic Nation-State: Constitutional Patriotism and Minority Language Rights -- THREE MODELS OF LANGUAGE POLICY-MAKING -- THE INCLUSIVENESS OF CONSTITUTIONAL PATRIOTISM -- CONSTITUTIONAL PATRIOTISM AND LANGUAGE POLICY -- CANADA AND THE NORMATIVE MODEL OF LANGUAGE POLICY -- CONCLUSION -- 4. Intercultural Recognition and Linguistic Diversity in Europe -- LANGUAGE AS A POLITICAL BOND -- RECOGNITION AND DIGLOSSIA -- THE CHALLENGE OF LINGUISTIC PLURALISM IN THE EUROPEAN UNION -- THE ROLE OF DEMOCRATIC INTERCULTURALISM IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION -- 5. What is a Language? The Difficulties Inherent in Language Rights -- WHAT DO WE UNDERSTAND BY LANGUAGE? -- ITALY -- FRANCE -- CONCLUSION -- 6. Linguistic Diversity and the Paradox of Rights Discourse -- ANTHROPOLOGY AND RIGHTS -- SHIFTING LANGUAGES -- WHAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED? SOME CONCEPTUAL REMARKS -- INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE RIGHTS -- LANGUAGE AS A NEUTRAL GROUP BOUNDARY? -- LANGUAGE IDENTITY AS A VEHICLE FOR POLITICAL STRUGGLE -- 7. Minority Languages, Law and Politics: Tracing EC Action -- THE ROOTS OF EC (MINORITY) LANGUAGE POLICY -- MINORITY LANGUAGE 'POLICY'? OUTLINING AND ADVANCING EC ACTION -- FRAMING THE GAP: LAW AND EXPECTATIONS -- CONCLUSION: BRIDGING THE GAP? -- 8. The Political Discourse on Multilingualism in the European Union -- LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES AND WORKING LANGUAGES OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION -- LANGUAGE LEARNING AND MULTILINGUALISM -- REGIONAL AND MINORITY LANGUAGES -- CONCLUSION -- 9. English as Lingua Franca: A Challenge to the Doctrine of Multilingualism -- UNITED IN DIVERSITY: A VISION OF MULTILINGUAL EUROPE -- THE CHALLENGE OF ENGLISH -- IDEALS AND INEQUALITIES: ENGLISH IN THE EU -- LANGUAGE, IDENTITY AND THE POLITICS OF DIVERSITY -- CONCLUSION: DIVERSITY, MULTILINGUALISM AND THE IMPACT OF ENGLISH -- 10. Europe's Linguistic Challenge -- WHY WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS ONE LINGUA FRANCA -- WHY WE NEED ONE LINGUA FRANCA -- UNFAIRNESS AS UNEQUAL ACCESS TO LINGUISTIC ADVANTAGE -- UNFAIRNESS AS THE UNEQUAL SHARING OF THE BURDEN OF LANGUAGE LEARNING -- UNFAIRNESS AS UNEQUAL INFLUENCE -- UNFAIRNESS AS UNEQUAL RESPECT -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: WHY LEAVING THE CHOICE BETWEEN TWO LINGUA FRANCAS WILL NOT DO -- 11. The Babel of Europe? Networks and Communicative Spaces -- THE EU AS A COMMUNICATIVE SPACE -- SOCIAL COMMUNICATION -- BORDERS AND NETWORKS -- EU INSTITUTIONS AND EURO-NETWORKS -- CONCLUSIONS -- Index.

This multidisciplinary book studies and assesses the range of problems that form the 'language question' in Europe and diverse societies.

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