Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-4

3. A Silent War: Conflict Resolution and Language Policy and Planning in the North of Ireland and Quebec / Canada

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   Pages 5-37

4. The Irish Language in the North of Ireland: Statistics

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   Pages 38-55

5. The Irish Language and the Good Friday Agreement

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   Pages 56-76

6. The Ratification and Application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

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   Pages 77-98

7. Irish Language Broadcasting since the Good Friday Agreement: Sop in áit na scuaibe? Sword or Ploughshare?

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   Pages 99-118

8. The British Government Commitment to Enact the Irish Language Act

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   Pages 119-146

9. The Submissions of the Political Parties to the First Public Consultation on proposed Irish language legislation for NI

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   Pages 147-167

10. Submissions from Key Public Bodies and a 20 per cent Sample of Individual Responses to the Public Consultation on the Proposed Irish Language Legislation

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    Pages 168-195

11. Quebec v. the Rest in the Twenty-First Century: Coming-of-Age, or Losing the Plot?

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    Pages 196-226

12. Conclusions

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    Pages 227-231

13. Back Matter

    Pages 232-281

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In a unique contribution to understanding the interaction of language policy and planning in modern conflict resolution, Janet Muller provides an insider account of the search for improved status for the Irish language in Northern Ireland from the 1980s.

• broadcasting
• conflict
• conflict resolution
• education
• Europe
• government
• interaction
• language
• minority
• organization
• planning
• Political Parties
• state
• statistics
• war
• literary diction

'...the book offers a valuable inside perspective of the links between community activism and the state when negotiating minority

issues.' - Philip McDermott, Current Issues in Language Planning

JANET MULLER is Chief Executive of POBAL, the non-governmental umbrella organisation for the Irish speaking community in the North of Ireland. She has helped to spearhead groundbreaking Irish language and community initiatives and has shaped approaches to improve the status of the Irish language in the North, developing key campaigns, research and monitoring work on legislation, policy, best practice and community development. She has a PhD from the University of Ulster.

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