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Language, Power and Identity Politics

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Editors:
  1. Máiréad Nic Craith

    1. Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Languages and Power: Accommodation and Resistance

    • Máiréad Nic Craith
    Pages 1-20

  3. Globalisation and Transformation: Language Planning in New Contexts

    • Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost
    Pages 21-42

  4. Linguistic Human Rights in Education: International Case Studies

    • Jane Saville
    Pages 43-64

  5. English in Europe: Threat or Promise?

    • Robert Phillipson
    Pages 65-82

  6. Minority Protection and Lesser-Used Language Promotion: The Convention on the Future of the European Union

    • Markus Warasin
    Pages 83-100

  7. Broadcasting for Minorities: The Case of the Celtic Languages

    • Philip McDermott
    Pages 101-122

  8. Language, Culture and Identity: The Chinese Community in Northern Ireland

    • Mary Delargy
    Pages 123-145

  9. Intercultural Communication: Chinese Culture in UK Education

    • Rebecca Fong
    Pages 146-166

  10. Faith, Language and Identity: Muslim Migrants in Scotland and Northern Ireland

    • Gabriele Marranci
    Pages 167-178

  11. Language, Faith and Communication

    • John Dunlop
    Pages 179-197

  12. 9/11 and the War on Terrorism: The Clash of ‘Words’, ‘Cultures’ and ‘Civilisations’: Myth or Reality

    • Javaid Rehman
    Pages 198-215

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 216-225
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About this book

Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this examination of language in global, virtual and local settings. It focuses on world languages, linguistic rights and minority protection. Case studies explore the social strategies employed by migrants speaking non-indigenous tongues and the effect of religion in sensitive political contexts.

Reviews

'...this edited collection provides a wealth of information and insights on the nature of conflicts (and potential conflicts) connected to language choice in public life, education and religion.' - Language Policy

'The contributions to this very interesting book succeed admirably in presenting and analyzing a wide variety of issues.' - Discourse Analysis

'The contributions to this very interesting book suceeds admirably in presenting and analyzing a wide variety of issues - mostly concerning Europe - looking into powerful languages such as Englis, minority languages such as Irish, and immigrant languages such as Chinese and Arabic. Each chapter includes an overview of the literature and offers attested examples, but beyond the intrinsic interest of the single essays the reader does appreciate the strong interconnection between them. The book is surprisingly unified, each chapter seems to anticipate the following, this the discussion on the various case studies turns out to be enjoyably readable and not fragmentary.' - Paola Attolino, The Linguist, Sep. 2008

Editors and Affiliations

  • Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster, UK

    Máiréad Nic Craith

About the editor

MARY DELARGY is a Research Associate for Ethnic Minorities, Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster, UK JOHN DUNLOP is a Minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland REBECCA FONG is Senior Lecturer in English as a Foreign Language, University of the West of England, UK DIARMAIT MAC GIOLLA CHRÍOST is a Lecturer in the School of Welsh at Cardiff University, UK PHILIP MCDERMOTT is currently a Doctorate Student at the University of Ulster's Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, UK ROBERT PHILLIPSON is Chair at the Faculty of Languages, Culture and Communication of Copenhagen Business School, Denmark JAVAID REHMAN is Chair in Law at Brunel University, UK JANE SAVILLE is Senior Lecturer in English as a Foreign Language and European Studies, University of the West of England, UK MARKUS WARASIN is currently working in the European Public Service as a Civil Servant in the Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs Directorate of the European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

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