ECMI Library
The ECMI Library is an independent collection of books, journals, and grey literature of more than 3,000 items covering many aspects of minority issues. The highly specialized collection offers public access to a variety of materials in more than twenty languages on interethnic relations, language and cultural diversity issues and ethnic conflict in Europe.
The Library includes a useful reference section and a considerable number of published and unpublished reports, and is especially strong in the area of minority protection with regards to international law. The ECMI Library is also unique in that it includes an ever-growing number of annual reports of Ombudsman offices around the world, which provide insight into the human rights situation in many countries. Current periodical and newspaper subscriptions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of ECMI research, and reference services are provided both in-house and for the general public.
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| Author |
Hogan-Brun, Gabrielle (ed.) Wolff, Stefan (ed.) |
|---|---|
| Title | Minority Languages in Europe : Frameworks, Status, Prospects |
| Parallel title / Title of generic unit | |
| Subject | 1. Linguistic minorities-Europe. 2. Language policy-Europe. |
| Publisher | Houndsmills: Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | xiii, 238 |
| Description | Minority languages are part of Europe's shared cultural heritage and there is a broad consensus that it is important to protect and encourage linguistic and cultural diversity during the process of continuing European integration. But what legislative and policy instruments can be effective? Are there conflicts between language rights and the social policy demands of nation-building? How are general European concerns reflected or challenged within individual countries? This volume illustrates the intellectually productive debate among sociolinguists, linguistic anthropologists, political scientists, lawyers, language activists and policymakers. The contributions focus on the current status of minority languages within a 'Europe of the regions', the future prospects for minority languages in the continuing process of European integration, and the effectiveness or otherwise of current national and European frameworks in ensuring future and linguistic cultural diversity. |
| Type | Book |
| Note | Includes bibliography and index. CONTENTS: Minority Languages in Europe: An Introduction to the Current Debate, by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun and Stefan Wolff / When Language is 'Just Symbolic': Reconsidering the Significance of Language to the Politics of Identity, by Camille C. O'Reilly / Devising an Adequate System of Minority Protection in the Area of Language Rights, by Kristin Henrard / Facilitating or Generating Linguistic Diversity: The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, by M. Nic Craith / The Practitioner's Perspective: Minority Languages and Linguistic Minorities in the Work of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, by John Packer / Ethnic Germans as a Language Minority in Central and Eastern Europe: Legislative and Policy Frameworks in Poland, Hungary and Romania, by Stefan Wolff and Karl Cordell / Baltic National Minorities in a transitional Setting, by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun / Politics and Language Rights: A Case Study of Language Politics in Croatia, by Vanessa Pupavac / 'Minor' Needs or The Ambiguous Power of Translation, by Carmen Millan-Varela / On Policies and Prospects for British Sign Language, by Graham H. Turner / The Changing Status of Romani in Europe, by Dieter W. Halwachs / Language, Nationalism and Democracy in Europe, by Stephen May / Index |
| Language | English |
| Series | |
| Identifier | 1403903964 |
| Call No. |
410 |
| Location |
Library |
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The ECMI Library is accessible to staff, students and the general public at the:
Danish Central Library (next to The Schleswig Collection)
Norderstraße 59
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Materials from the ECMI Library may not be loaned out, but can be consulted in the Danish library on the following days:
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 2 pm
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