Language Policies in Finland and Sweden : : Interdisciplinary and Multi-sited Comparisons / / ed. by Mia Halonen, Pasi Ihalainen, Taina Saarinen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• MitwirkendeR: Boyd, Sally,; Halonen, Mia,; Ihalainen, Pasi,; Kotilainen, Sofia,; Lainio, Jarmo,; Laoire, Muiris Ó,; Lähteenmäki, Mika,; Nikula, Tarja,; Palviainen, Åsa,; Pöyhönen, Sari,; Saarinen, Taina,; Snellman, Hanna,; Tarnanen, Mirja,; Wickström, Mats,
• HerausgeberIn: Halonen, Mia,; Ihalainen, Pasi,; Saarinen, Taina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)

In this volume, authors from four disciplines join forces to develop an analysis of political discourse on a comparative and multidisciplinary basis. Language policy is often based on the political use of history, where the remembrance of past experiences by communities, individuals and historical bodies play a fundamental role. These authors see politics and policies as multi-sited by nature, taking place, being constructed, contested and reproduced simultaneously and in different times and places. Theoretically the book draws on the concept of language policy, operationalising it through the rhizomatic nature of politics and policies. Although confined empirically to considerations of situations in Finland and Sweden, the volume extends far beyond these locations in its theoretical contributions. The polities of Finland and Sweden are the lens through which a new and much needed understanding of language policy research, and policy research in general, is posited.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1: Theoretical and Methodological Introduction -- 1. Diverse Discourses in Time and Space: Historical, Discourse Analytical and Ethnographic Approaches to Multi-sited Language Policy Discourse -- Part 2: Language Policies in Parliaments, Legislation and the Media -- 2. Constructing 'Language' in Language Policy Discourse: Finnish and Swedish Legislative Processes in the 2000s -- 3. Building Walls or Bridges? A Language Ideological Debate About Bilingual Schools in Finland -- 4. Language Rights of the Russian-speaking Minority in Finland: Multi-sited Historical Arguments and Language Ideologies -- 5. The Art of Societal Ambivalence: A Retrospective View on Swedish Language Policies for Finnish in Sweden -- Part 3: Individuals as Constructors and Reflectors of Language Policies -- 6. National Language Policy at the Local Level: The Realisation of Language Legislation in Late-19th-Century Finland -- 7. Making the Case for the Mother Tongue: Ethnic Activism and the Emergence of a New Policy Discourse on the Teaching of Non-Swedish Mother Tongues in Sweden in the 1960s and 1970s -- 8. Everyday Language Policies: Embodiment of Language-Related Experiences of Finnish Women in Sweden -- 9. 'Listen, There'll Be a Pause After Each Question': A Swedish Lesson as a Nexus for Multi-sited Language Education Policies -- Part 4: Epilogue -- 10. Epilogue: Multi-sited Language Policies - Where Have We Come From and Where To From Here in Language Policy? -- Index