Language and Conflict in Northern Ireland and Canada: A Silent War

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
A Silent War: Conflict Resolution and Language Policy and Planning in the North of Ireland and Quebec / Canada....Pages 5-37
The Irish Language in the North of Ireland: Statistics....Pages 38-55
The Irish Language and the Good Friday Agreement....Pages 56-76
The Ratification and Application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages....Pages 77-98
Irish Language Broadcasting since the Good Friday Agreement: Sop in áit na scuaibe? Sword or Ploughshare?....Pages 99-118
The British Government Commitment to Enact the Irish Language Act....Pages 119-146
The Submissions of the Political Parties to the First Public Consultation on proposed Irish language legislation for NI....Pages 147-167
Submissions from Key Public Bodies and a 20 per cent Sample of Individual Responses to the Public Consultation on the Proposed Irish Language Legislation....Pages 168-195
Quebec v. the Rest in the Twenty-First Century: Coming-of-Age, or Losing the Plot?....Pages 196-226
Conclusions....Pages 227-231
Back Matter....Pages 232-281