Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 553 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-926291-5
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Key Features:
- Books on multiculturalism, especially by Kymlicka, sell very well
Description:
Disputes over language policy are a persistent feature of the political life of many states around the world. Multilingual countries in the West such as Belgium, Spain, Switzerland and Canada have long histories of conflict over language rights. In many countries in Eastern Europe and the Third World, efforts to construct common institutions and a shared identity have been severely complicated by linguistic diversity. Indigenous languages around the world are in danger of disappearing. Even in the United States, where English is widely accepted as the language of public life, the linguistic rights of Spanish-speakers are hotly-contested.
Not surprisingly, therefore, political theorists have started to examine questions of language policy, and how they relate to broader issues of democracy, justice and rights. This volume provides the reader with an up-to-date overview of the emerging debates over the role of language rights and linguistic diversity within political theory. It brings together many of the leading political theorists who work in the field, together with some of the most important social scientists, with the aim of exploring how political theorists can conceptualize issues of language rights and contribute to public debates on language policy. Questions of language policy are not only of enormous political importance in many countries, but also help to illuminate some of the most important debates in contemporary political theory, including questions of citizenship, deliberative democracy, nationalism, multiculturalism, identity politics, group rights, the liberal-communitarian debate, and so on. The thirteen essays in this volume highlight both the empirical constraints and normative complexities of language policy, and identify the important challenges and opportunities that linguistic diversity raises for contemporary political theory.
CONTRIBUTORS:
Michael Blake, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Idil Boran, McGill University
Francois Grin, University of Geneva
David D. Laitin, Stanford University
Jacob T. Levy, University of Chicago
Will Kymlicka, Queen's University, Ontario and Central European University in Budapest
Stephen May, University of Waikato, New Zeland
Alan Patten, Mcgill University
Thomas Pogge, Columbia University
Denise Reaume, University of Toronto
Rob Reich, Standford University
Ruth Rubio-Marin, University of Seville
Philippe Van Parijs, Universite Catolique de Louvain
Daniel Weinstock, L'Universite de Montreal
Contents:
Alan Patten and Will Kymlicka: Introduction: Language Rights and Political Theory: Context, Issues, and Approaches; Ruth Rubio-Marin: Language Rights: Exploring the Competing Rationales; David D. Laitin and Rob Reich: A liberal Democratic Approach to Language Justice; Thomas Pogge: Accomodation Rights for Hispanics in teh U.S.; Stephen May: Misconceiving Minority Language Rights: Implications for Liberal Political Theory; Philippe Van Parijs: linguistic Justice; Francois Grin: Diversity as Paradigm, Analytical Device, and Policy Goal; Idil Boran: Global Linguistic Diversity, Public Goods, and the Principle of Fairness; Michael Blake: Language Death and Liberal Politics; Jacob T. Levy: Language Rights, Literacy, and the Modern State; Daniel M. Weinstock: The Antinomy of Language Rights; Denise G. Reaume: Beyond Personality: The Territorial and Personal Principles of Language Policy Reconsidered; Alan Patten: What Kind of Bilingualism?
Zielgruppe
Scholars and Students of Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Multiculturalism, Nationalism, Public Policy, and Sociolinguistics
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politikberatung
- Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
