Language Policy and Conflict Prevention

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.-- Introduction: Shaping Language Policies To Promote Stability / Bob Deen And William Romans -- The Hcnm Approach To The Promotion Of The State/official Language In Various Osce Participating States / Laurentiu Hadirca -- To Speak Or Not To Speak : Minority Languages, The Public Administration And The Enforcement Of Linguistic Requirements / Iryna Ulasiuk And Laurentiu Hadirca -- Mind Your Own Business: The Oslo Recommendations And The Linguistic Rights Of National Minorities In Economic Life / Jennifer Croft -- The Intersection Of Language And Religion In The Context Of National Minorities / Asa Solway And Alessandro Rotta -- Hcnm Recommendations On The Use Of Minority Languages In The Broadcast Media As A Baseline For Context-specific Advice To Participating States / Sarah Stephan And Dmitry Nurumov -- 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 / Atanasia Stoianova And Michael Angermann -- Continued Relevance Of An 'oslo' Language Policy In A Changing World / Fernand De Varennes And Elzbieta Kuzborska -- 'the Borders Of My Language Mean The Borders Of My World' : Language Rights And Their Evolving Significance For Minority Rights And Integration Of Societies / Francesco Palermo -- Language Rights In The Work Of The Advisory Committee / Petra Roter And Brigitta Busch -- The Right To Display Place Names In Regional Or Minority Languages Within The Council Of Europe Legal Framework / Vesna Crnic-grotic -- Protection Of Linguistic Rights Of Linguistic Minorities In The Un Context / Rita Izsak-ndiaye -- Language Rights And The Work Of The European Union / Bruno De Witte -- 'taking Oslo Online': Minority Language Policy & The Internet / Jennifer Jackson-preece -- Language Rights And Duties For New Minorities : Integration Through Diversity Governance / Joseph Marko And Roberta Medda-windischer. Edited By Iryna Ulasiuk, Laurenţiu Hadîrcă, William Romans. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.