Language policy and conflict prevention / / edited by Iryna Ulasiuk, Laurentiu Hadirca, William Romans.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ulasiuk, Iryna.; Hadîrcă, Laurenţiu.; Romans, William.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (327 pages)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; Preface --; Language, Integration of Societies and Conflict Prevention --; Introduction: Shaping Language Policies to Promote Stability /; The hcnm Approach to the Promotion of the State/Official Language in Various osce Participating States /; To Speak or Not to Speak: Minority Languages, the Public Administration and the Enforcement of Linguistic Requirements /; Mind Your Own Business: The Oslo Recommendations and the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities in Economic Life /; The Intersection of Language and Religion in the Context of National Minorities /; hcnm Recommendations on the Use of Minority Languages in the Broadcast Media as a Baseline for Context-specific Advice to Participating States /; The hcnm Impact on Minority and State Language Promotion and on the Social Integration of Diverse Societies Through Education: The Cases of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan /; Language Rights and Evolving Standards and Practice --; Continued Relevance of an ‘Oslo’ Language Policy in a Changing World /; “The Borders of My Language Mean the Borders of My World”. Language Rights and Their Evolving Significance for Minority Rights and Integration of Societies /; Language Rights in the Work of the Advisory Committee /; The Right to Display Place Names in Regional or Minority Languages within the Council of Europe Legal Framework /; Protection of Linguistic Rights of Linguistic Minorities in the un Context /; Language Rights and the Work of the European Union /; ‘Taking Oslo Online’: Minority Language Policy and the Internet /; Language Rights and Duties for New Minorities: Integration through Diversity Governance /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004357750
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Iryna Ulasiuk, Laurentiu Hadirca, William Romans.

Language policy can promote stability. For many individuals and groups, language is a key component of identity, and threats to it can raise tensions. Respect for linguistic rights, whilst also considering a state’s need to maintain cohesion, reduces conflict potential. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities promotes functional solutions to such contentious issues, and the Oslo Recommendations regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities address these challenges. This book analyses the components of a balanced legal and policy framework on language use, with a view to preventing conflict. In addition to reviewing the work of the OSCE HCNM in this area, it also draws upon the expertise of other international organisations and leading academics working in this field.