Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgements xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Part 1: Language Rights and Linguistic Citizenship
7. 1. Linguistic Citizenship 17
8. 2. Essentialism and Language Rights 40
9. 3. Commentary – Unanswered Questions: Addressing the Inequalities of Majoritarian Language Policies 65
10. Part 2: Educating for Linguistic Citizenship
11. 4. Affirming Linguistic Rights, Fostering Linguistic Citizenship: A Cameroonian Perspective 75
12. 5. Education and Citizenship in Mozambique: Colonial and Postcolonial Perspectives 98
13. 6. Paths to Multilingualism? Refl ections on Developments in Language-in-Education Policy and Practice in East-Timor 120
14. 7. Language Rights and Thainess: Community-based Bilingual Education is the Key 150
15. 8. Commentary - Linguistic Citizenship: Who Decides Whose Languages, Ideologies and Vocabulary Matter? 174
16. Part 3: Linguistic Citizenship in Resistance and Participation
17. 9. Citizenship Theory and Fieldwork Practice in Sri Lanka Malay Communities 193
18. 10. Linguistic Citizenship in Sweden: (De)Constructing Languages in a Context of Linguistic Human Rights 221
19. 11. Linguistic Citizenship in Post-Banda Malawi: A Focus on the Public Radio and Primary Education 247
20. 12. Making and Shaping Participatory Spaces: Resemiotization and Citizenship Agency in South Africa 263
21. 13. Commentary - On Participation and Resistance 289
22. Index 300