1st Edition

Linguistic Claims and Political Conflicts Spanish Labyrinths in the European Context

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores and assesses the multiple levels at which linguistic policies can be challenged, devised and enacted, i.e. sub-national, national and supranational, and the variety of state and non-state actors involved. Moving beyond descriptive and normative approaches, it provides an empirical comparative assessment of the policy responses and strategies deployed to deal with linguistic... Read more

1. Introduction

2. A conceptual framework

3. Empirical contextualisation

4. Linguistic claims in Spain: Education, public space signalisation and audio-visual media

5. Comparative analysis across issues and territories

6. The European Union: Framing linguistic conflicts in Spain?

7. Conclusions

Biography

Andrea C. Bianculli is Assistant Professor at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain.

Jacint Jordana is Director of the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain.

Mónica Ferrín Pereira is a Ramon y Cajal Research Fellow at the University of A Coruña, Spain.