Focusing on the traditional state-centred arenas of group and social movement influence
such as Parliament, elections, the bureaucracy and the courts, this book argues that the …

This blends discussion of the role of language minorities in politics with examples of
language policy in a range of national contexts. It discusses minority rights and language …

Several of Europe's long-disadvantaged minority languages have been revitalized of late
and their speakers, as active citizens, play a more integral role in the construction of a …

Language and linguistic diversity are eminently political in Canada. The country has two
official languages, English and French, an official multiculturalism policy that encourages the …

This article critically examines the Conservative government's approach to official
languages, through a policy instrument framework. Special attention is paid to the third …

Page 1 Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada A Silent War Janet Muller Page
2 Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities Series Editor: Gabrielle …

This article examines the criticism of the activist Supreme Court of Canada in Canadian
political science, as exemplified by the work of FL Morton and Rainer Knopff. It compares the …

Cet ouvrage montre de façon éloquente le rôle du Sénat dans la représentation politique
des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada (CFC). Les CFC ont droit à une …

La thèse étudie la question de l'autonomie des francophones hors Québec au regard de
trente ans d'activisme judiciaire dans le domaine des droits linguistiques depuis l'adoption …

The francophone and Acadian communities of Canada (hereinafter “FACC”) have until now
been the primary constitutional standard-bearers of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's constitutional …