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Theorizing Continuity and Change in States’ Language Policy

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

By
Ericka Albaugh ,
Linda Cardinal  and
Rémi Léger
Edited by
Ericka Albaugh ,
Linda Cardinal  and
Rémi Léger
Ericka Albaugh
Affiliation:
Bowdoin College, Maine
Linda Cardinal
Affiliation:
Université de l'Ontario français
Rémi Léger
Affiliation:
Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
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Summary

This introductory chapter situates the book within the field of comparative politics, noting its distinction from debates that focused on the language planning process, on social mobilization to secure language rights, or on linguistic justice. Instead, it highlights state traditions that produce language regimes, which themselves have a powerful influence on language policy choices. The introduction provides two diagrams that frame the theoretical conception and identifies how each chapter contribution deepens and refines the framework.

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Language regimestate traditionlanguage policycomparative politicshistorical institutionalism
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States of Language Policy
Theorizing Continuity and Change
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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