Language and Identity Politics: A Cross-Atlantic Perspective

CONTENTS\nFIGURES\nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\nLANGUAGE AND THE RISE OF IDENTITY POLITICS An Introduction\nPART I LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY POLITICS Theory and Concepts\nChapter 1 LANGUAGE AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY Theorizing Complexity\nChapter 2 THE POLITICS OF LINGUISTIC IDENTITY IN EUROPE Between the Expression of Power and the Power of Expressivity\nPART II LANGUAGE AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITY IN MULTILINGUAL STATES\nChapter 3 LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY POLITICS IN BELGIUM\nChapter 4 PLURILINGUALISM AND IDENTITY POLITICS The Case of Switzerland\nChapter 5 LANGUAGES AND COLLECTIVE IDENTITIES IN SWITZERLAND The Case of Bilingual Cantons (Bern, Fribourg, Valais)\nChapter 6 LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND LANGUAGE ENDANGERMENT IN CANADA The Case of Indigenous Languages\nPART III LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY POLITICS IN IMMIGRATION SOCIETIES\nChapter 7 IMMIGRANTS AND THE REFRAMING OF LANGUAGE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES\nChapter 8 CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY Language and Immigration in Switzerland\nChapter 9 LANGUAGE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF IDENTITY POLITICS IN MINORITY FRANCOPHONE COMMUNITIES IN CANADA Between Collective Linguistic Identity and Individualistic Integration Policies\nTHE PROBLEMATIC NEXUS OF LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY Some Concluding Remarks\nINDEX