Language Rights and Political Theory

by Will Kymlicka, Alan Patten

Overview

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. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199262908
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/07/2003
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Will Kymlicka is Queen's National Scholar, Department of Philosophy, Queen's University

Alan Patten is Associate Professor of Political Science, McGill University

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Language Rights and Political Theory: Context, Issues, and Approaches, Alan Patten and Will Kymlicka2. Language Rights: Exploring the Competing Rationales, Ruth Rubio-Marin3. A liberal Democratic Approach to Language Justice, David D. Laitin and Rob Reich4. Accommodation Rights for Hispanics in the U.S., Thomas Pogge5. Misconceiving Minority Language Rights: Implications for Liberal Political Theory, Stephen May6. linguistic Justice, Philippe Van Parijs7. Diversity as Paradigm, Analytical Device, and Policy Goal, Francois Grin8. Global Linguistic Diversity, Public Goods, and the Principle of Fairness, Idil Boran9. Language Death and Liberal Politics, Michael Blake10. Language Rights, Literacy, and the Modern State, Jacob T. Levy11. The Antinomy of Language Rights, Daniel M. Weinstock12. Beyond Personality: The Territorial and Personal Principles of Language Policy Reconsidered, Denise G. Reaume13. What Kind of Bilingualism?, Alan Patten

Editorial Reviews

"Until now, there has been no major work or edited volume dealing with language rights from the standpoint of normative political theory.... Anyone presently interested in working on language rights in political theory should begin here."—Perspectives on Politics

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