Disputes over language policy are a persistent feature of the political life of many states around the world. Multilingual countries in the West such as Belgium

The second edition addresses new theoretical and empirical developments since its initial publication, including the burgeoning influence of globalization and t

Contemporary debates on immigration, multiculturalism, nationalism, and linguistic rights often find language policy scholars and political philosophers at odds

Essays on the political 'languages' of natural law, classical republicanism, commerce and political science.

The increasingly multicultural fabric of modern societies has given rise to many new issues and conflicts, as ethnic and national minorities demand recognition