Euromosaic

Author : Peter A. Burrough
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998-03-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780748407569

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European Geographic Information Infrastructures by Peter A. Burrough Pdf

Although it is generally accepted that there is a growing demand for multinational and pan European databases, there is little available on the problems encountered in different types of multinational geographic information applications, nor has there been much discussion of the broader legal and constitutional issues involved at the supranational level.; With this in mind the GISDATA programme of the European Science Foundation convene a meeting of experts to address these very issues. This book is a record of the conference.; "European geographic information infrastructures" contains chapters of two types. The first are case studies of a variety of applications involving geographic information through two or more countries. The second set of chapters examine the legal and constitutional issues which need to be considered at a European level.; Given the broad agreement on the nature of the issues which require considerations, the book is able to present complementary perspectives for a positive approach to a pan European geographic information programme.

Author : Paolo Coluzzi
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039110411

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Minority Language Planning and Micronationalism in Italy by Paolo Coluzzi Pdf

Issues of language planning and minority nationalism or «micronationalism» are becoming increasingly important in a globalized world. Yet minority language planning in Italy and its relation to minority nationalism has so far attracted relatively limited academic attention, despite the particularly interesting changes that have taken place since Law 482 on the protection of minority languages was passed in 1999. This book presents the situation in Italy in three case studies and compares them with similar cases in Spain: Friulian (compared with Galician), Cimbrian (compared with Aranese) and Western Lombard (compared with Asturian). Analysis of these case studies is preceded by a clear and thorough introduction to terminology, legislation in the two countries, nationalism, the discipline of language planning and bilingual education, both in general terms and with specific reference to the Italian and Spanish cases. This first part introduces and defines the crucial distinction between minority and regional languages, between macro and micronationalism, both in their conservative and progressive strands, and between majority and minority language planning, among other things.

Author : Colin Baker,Sylvia Prys Jones
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853593621

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Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education by Colin Baker,Sylvia Prys Jones Pdf

This encyclopedia is divided into three sections: individual bilingualism; bilingualism in society and bilingual education. It includes many pictures, graphs, maps and diagrams. The book concludes with a comprehensive bibliography on bilingualism.

Author : Paul A. Longley,Graham Clarke
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996-02-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470235101

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GIS for Business and Service Planning by Paul A. Longley,Graham Clarke Pdf

GIS for Business and Service Planning Edited by Paul Longley,Graham Clarke The field of geographical information systems (GIS) is developingrapidly, finding applications in an ever-widening range ofcommercial contexts. This volume examines the practical use of GISfor business and service planning. It considers ways in which GISmay be customised to meet specific user requirements and tackle theapplied research challenges of the late 1990s. GIS for Business andService Planning: * introduces the management, analysis and modelling of informationwithin GIS and considers some of the basic problems and pitfallsthat can occur in practice * covers the major topics of geodemographics and how geographicalinformation can be manipulated and merged into business applicationdatabases * discusses the relative merits of customised versus proprietarysolutions to business application databases * examines the range of consultancy applications of GIS forbusiness using international case studies, assessing how recentapplications have benefited from research developments * critically assesses GIS in the market place and evaluatesdifferent GIS strategies GIS for Business and Service Planning is essential reading for GISprofessionals, marketeers, GIS students and management scientists.The other contributors: Peter Batey (University of Liverpool), MarkBirkin (GMAP), Peter Brown (University of Liverpool), Martin Clarke(GMAP), Paul Cresswell (SPA Marketing Systems), David Maguire (ESRIUS), David Martin (University of Southampton), Ian Masser(University of Sheffield), Stan Openshaw (University of Leeds),Nora Sherwood (GIS World) and Robin Waters (GeoInformationInternational).

Author : Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski,Victoria Kaina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415689007

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Civic Resources and the Future of the European Union by Ireneusz Paweł Karolewski,Victoria Kaina Pdf

This book shines new light on the political system of the European Union (EU) by focusing on civic resources as a keystone of the EU's ability to sustain. Less-tangible resources such as trust, solidarity, mutual recognition and citizens' social and political participation have been, until now, largely ignored in the research on European integration. Due to the fundamental changes to the EU in recent years and the challenges ahead, European citizens have become increasingly critical of a long-lasting unification process in Europe. This volume theoretically and empirically examines how the European citizens themselves may contribute to the long-term effectiveness, legitimacy and endurance of the EU. This book aims to examine the issues associated with the utilization of civic resources by the EU, and the ability of European citizens to develop transnational civic resources. Expert contributors in the field develop a framework to understand and explore the potential of citizens in the uncertain future of the EU. Civic Resources and the Future of the European Union will be of interest to students and scholars of European Politics and European Union Studies.

Author : Marilyn Martin-Jones,Adrian Blackledge,Angela Creese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136578137

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The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism by Marilyn Martin-Jones,Adrian Blackledge,Angela Creese Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of the field of multilingualism for a global readership, and an overview of the research which situates multilingualism in its social, cultural and political context. The handbook includes an introduction and five sections with thirty two chapters by leading international contributors. The introduction charts the changing landscape of social and ethnographic research on multilingualism (theory, methods and research sites) and it foregrounds key contemporary debates. Chapters are structured around sub-headings such as: early developments, key issues related to theory and method, new research directions. This handbook offers an authoritative guide to shifts over time in thinking about multilingualism as well as providing an overview of the range of contemporary themes, debates and research sites. The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism is the ideal resource for postgraduate students of multilingualism, as well as those studying education and anthropology.

Author : Sue Wright
Publisher : Springer
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137576477

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Language Policy and Language Planning by Sue Wright Pdf

This revised second edition is a comprehensive overview of why we speak the languages that we do. It covers language learning imposed by political and economic agendas as well as language choices entered into willingly for reasons of social mobility, economic advantage and group identity.

Author : Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134512027

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Language, Identity and Conflict by Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost Pdf

This book comprises a comparative study of relationships between language and ethnic identity in key regions of historical and contemporary ethnic conflict in Europe and Eurasia.

Author : Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134361243

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The Irish Language in Ireland by Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost Pdf

This book comprises the first complete treatment of the Irish language in social context throughout the whole of Ireland, with a particular focus on contemporary society. The possibilities and limitations of the craft of language planning for the revival of the Irish language are outlined and the book also situates the language issue in the context of current debates on the geography, history and politics of the nature of Irish identity. A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach is adopted throughout.

Author : Alistair Cole,Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351541510

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The Politics of Ethnolinguistic Mobilization in Europe by Alistair Cole,Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy Pdf

Language constitutes a very sensitive nexus between the concepts of territory and community. Though a fundamental issue in contemporary societies, it remains relatively unaddressed by political scientists. This book promotes a better understanding of the connection between the concepts of identity, territory and language in the context of an enlarged Europe. We propose a portrait of the actual place of regional languages in European politics. Ethno-linguistic mobilisations have occurred in very different contexts, and their interpretation needs to take into account varying configurations and conditions of success that we label as situational, institutional, and socio-political. The book combines empirical case studies drawn from Spain, the UK, Poland, France, Ireland and Canada with comparative, conceptual and theoretical insights into linguistic uniformity and diversity. The various chapters in the book go beyond description. The originality of the work is to bridge the institutionalisation of language regimes, the sociological analysis of languages rights’ movements, and the normative underpinnings that ought to underpin language claims. This book was published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies.

Author : Niamh Nic Shuibhne
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004478718

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EC Law and Minority Language Policy by Niamh Nic Shuibhne Pdf

The European Community has pledged respect for the cultural and linguistic diversity of its Member States and has recognized minority languages as an inherent constituent in this regard. This development reflects a broader trend within the Community towards grappling with less obvious aspects of supranational governance. Minority language groups turn optimistically to `Europe' in response. But, despite rhetorical promises, just what can the EC actually be expected to do in the realm of minority language protection, a politically sensitive and traditionally domestic concern? Arguments put forward to date focus primarily on philosophical, moral, economic, and political discourse. While these considerations are a vital aspect of the debate on minority languages and on linguistic diversity more generally, the question of legal basis remains largely unanswered. For the first time, this book traces comprehensively the existence of an appropriate legal basis for action undertaken by the EC in this domain, striving in particular to locate a pragmatic yet effective balance between legitimate possibility and acceptable limitations.

Author : Robert B. Kaplan,Richard B. Baldauf (Jr.)
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853598135

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Language Planning and Policy in Europe by Robert B. Kaplan,Richard B. Baldauf (Jr.) Pdf

This text covers the language situation in Hungary, Finland, and Sweden explaining linguistic diversity, historical and political contexts, including language-in-education planning; and the roles of the media, of religion, and of minority and migrant languages. The authors have been participants in the language planning context in these polities.

Author : Peter H. Nelde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UVA:X004009503

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Euromosaic by Peter H. Nelde Pdf

Author : Máiréad Nic Craith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230501898

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Europe and the Politics of Language by Máiréad Nic Craith Pdf

Do political boundaries impact on concepts of language? How significant is language for citizenship in contemporary Europe? Can disputed languages acquire full status? Should non-European languages receive recognition from the EU? These are among the many questions explored in this new study of official, regional and disputed languages in an ever-changing European context. Broad policy issues and the performance of the range of instruments of policy at local, national and European levels are illustrated with reference to case studies across Europe.

Author : Patrick Stevenson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780748635993

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Language and Social Change in Central Europe by Patrick Stevenson Pdf

This book explores the dynamics of language and social change in central Europe in the context of the end of the Cold War and eastern expansion of the European Union. One outcome of the profound social transformations in central Europe since the Second World War has been the reshaping of the relationship between particular languages and linguistic varieties, especially between 'national' languages and regional or ethnic minority languages. Previous studies have investigated these transformed relationships from the macro perspective of language policies, while others have taken more fine-grained approaches to individual experiences with language. Combining these two perspectives for the first time--and focusing on the German language, which has a uniquely complex and problematic history in the region--the authors offer an understanding of the complex constellation of language politics in central Europe. Stevenson and Carl's analysis draws on a range of theoretical, conceptual and analytical approaches - language ideologies, language policy, positioning theory, discourse analysis, narrative analysis and life histories - and a wide range of data sources, from European and national language policies to individual language biographies. The authors demonstrate how the relationship between German and other languages has played a crucial role in the politics of language and processes of identity formation in the recent history of central Europe.