Collin Williams
2021
Williams, Collin
In: Language Policy, pp. 112-120, 2021, ISBN: 978-11-382-4338-5.
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2020
Williams, Collin; Cardinal, Linda
Bridging the Gap Between the Politics of Recognition and the Politics of Language Service Delivery in Ontario and Wales Journal Article
In: Treatises and Documents-Journal of Ethnic Studies, vol. 84, pp. 5-29, 2020.
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2019
Williams, Collin
Creative ambiguity in the service of language policy and new speakers Journal Article
In: Language Policy, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 593–608, 2019.
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abstract = {This paper critiques the contribution made by specialists working within the COST Action Network on New Speakers Programme. It then offers an evaluation of the progress made to date in a number of fields such as conceptual advancement, ideological dispositions, migration and international mobility before contributing a series of policy related recommendations and an assessment of the challenges yet to be faced by researchers and practitioners. The first challenge is the parallel cross‐fertilisation of evidence and best practice from new speaker experiences within hegemonic and lesser used languages and also the particular additional hurdles faced by those who simultaneously grapple with a new hegemonic and lesser used language in tandem, such as English and Irish which must surely be a daunting prospect for migrants and refugees alike. The second is to analyse how and to what extent members of the host community either welcome or frustrate the attempts by new speakers to be fully accepted as co‐equal members, and with what consequences for the perseverance of new speakers. The third is to distil the essence of this new wave of research into practical policy proposals in a range of domains so that outcome‐based programmes and actions can be initiated by political authorities who are charged with improving the opportunities and realisation of those who wish to move beyond being learners of a target language into being active new speakers and full participants in their chosen milieu.},
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2017
Williams, Collin
Policy review: Wake me up in 2050! Formulating Language Policy in Wales Journal Article
In: Languages, Society & Policy, 2017.
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abstract = {The revised Welsh language policy has set a very ambitious target of creating a million Welsh speakers by 2050 which is supported by all political parties.• Research into the priorities, decision-making and concerns of language policy formulators highlights the difficulties they face in realizing political promises and can point to evidence-based strategies for language revitalization.• Without substantial investment in formal education, teacher training, the child care sector and the economic development of predominantly Welsh speaking regions, the 2050 target is unlikely to be met.},
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Williams, Collin
International Association of Language Commissioners, 2017.
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abstract = {1.1 On 7-9 March 2016, language commissioners, public servants, academics and other professionals from various parts of the world gathered in Galway, Ireland for the third conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners. Created in May 2013 in Dublin, Ireland, IALC supports and advances language rights, equality and diversity, and helps language commissioners work to the highest professional standards. Current membership includes representatives from regions and countries with language commissioners, including Canada (at Federal level, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nunavut), Catalonia, Ireland, Kosovo, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Wales.
1.2 The conference itself was organised and hosted superbly by the staff of An Coimisinéara Teanga, together with partners from NUIG. Rónán Ó Domhnaill and his colleagues deserve special thanks for arranging a stimulating mix of speakers, an excellent venue and abundant opportunities for the exchange of ideas, best practice principles and practice, and fellowship.},
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1.2 The conference itself was organised and hosted superbly by the staff of An Coimisinéara Teanga, together with partners from NUIG. Rónán Ó Domhnaill and his colleagues deserve special thanks for arranging a stimulating mix of speakers, an excellent venue and abundant opportunities for the exchange of ideas, best practice principles and practice, and fellowship.
Williams, Collin
Chapter 14: English in Wales Book Chapter
In: Chapter 14, pp. 265-288, De Gruyter Mouton, 2017, ISBN: 9783110525045.
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2016
Williams, Collin
In: Language Policy, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 233–235, 2016, ISBN: 978 1 118 30839 4.
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Williams, Collin; Chríost, Diarmait Mac Giolla; Carlin, Patrick
Translating y Cofnod : Translation policy and the official status of the Welsh language in Wales Journal Article
In: Translation Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 212-227, 2016.
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Williams, Collin; James, E Wyn
Beasley [née James], (Catherine) Eileen (1921–2012), teacher and Welsh-language campaigner Book Chapter
In: Oxford University Press, 2016.
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2015
Williams, Collin
Legislative Devolution and the Enactment of the Official Status of Welsh in Wales Book Chapter
In: Urrutia, Inigo; Massia, Jean-Pierre; Irujo, Xabier (Ed.): Chapter 13, pp. 183-203, Institut Universitaire Varenne, 2015, ISBN: 978 2 37032 053 7.
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The question of the official status of Welsh has been an epiphenomenal legal and socio-political issue for over five centuries, ever since the Henrican reforms of the Acts of Union of 1535/6 and 1542/31. The introduction of the English common law was accompanied by an injunction that a knowledge of English should be an essential qualification to hold public office.
Williams, Collin
Book Review: Decline and prospects of the English-speaking communities of Quebec Journal Article
In: Journal of Language and Social Psychology, vol. 34, no. 3, 2015.
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2014
Williams, Collin
Minority Nationalist Historiography Book Chapter
In: pp. 203-221, Routledge, 2014, ISBN: 9781315749761.
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Williams, Collin
Minority Nationalist Historiography Book Chapter
In: pp. 203-221, Routledge, 2014, ISBN: 9781315749761.
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Williams, Collin
The Lightening Veil: Language Revitalization in Wales Journal Article
In: Review of Research in Education, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 242-272, 2014.
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2013
Williams, Collin
Perfidious Hope: The Legislative Turn in Official Minority Language Regimes Journal Article
In: Regional & Federal Studies 23(1): DOI:, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 101-122, 2013.
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abstract = {Minority language transmission is no longer based solely on family, associated networks and statutory education but is increasingly influenced by the so-called ‘legislative turn’. This paper focuses on some of the side-effects of this latter trend as they appear in two of the most advanced cases in that field (the Basque Country and Ireland). The aim is to identify the reach and significance of the appeal to law and to anticipate some of the more challenging aspects for official language policy in terms of professionalization, juridical relationship between the minority and the majority and between the individual citizen, the language community and the state.},
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Williams, Collin
The Logic of Best-Practice Language Strategy Book Chapter
In: pp. 196-229, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013.
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abstract = {The most formal document which outlines a government’s approach to the protection and promotion of one or more minority languages is an official language strategy, and nearly all EU jurisdictions now have such a provision. However, the debate as to what constitutes a good language strategy is rarely conducted in public and only occasionally behind closed doors in government circles — usually when there is a crisis or an apparent breakdown of communication between an arm of government and one of its several partners tasked with delivering an important element of strategy. In this chapter we move from an overview description of how language strategies are constructed, measured and evaluated to a more prescriptive and normative assessment of what makes a good language strategy. The interpretation identfies significant elements of current best practice from within the case studies surveyed and recommends their emulation elsewhere in Europe, North America and parts of Africa and Asia.1},
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Williams, Collin
Official Language Strategies in Comparative Perspective Book Chapter
In: pp. 123-195, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
The Mask of Piety Book Chapter
In: pp. 1-11, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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abstract = {In this volume I offer an extended treatment of the official language strategies and minority language policies as a diagnostic indicator of the vitality and standing of selected international cases drawn from the European Union (EU) and Canada. The analysis is concerned with the relationship between the promotion, protection and regulation of official minority languages.1 Perhaps ‘minoritized’ languages would be closer to the truth for that represents an historical process, whereas Catalan speakers today would object to my describing them as speaking a minority language when there are more Catalan speakers than Swedes, Danes or Norwegians. I argue that for the past 40 years or so several polities and sub-state regions have witnessed a sustained attempt to navigate selected languages into the mainstream of public policy, especially within the fields of statutory education, local government, the media and community affairs. Having gained an element of success, through promotion and planning, many of the language regimes under review have opted for an increase in the legislative underpinning which gives purchase to the rights and expectations of identifiable groups and citizens. This empowering legislation reflects a recognition that the state should construct a supportive framework within which target official languages can be used as a matter of choice in the provision of public services, in the courts of law and in the realm of public administration as a language of work as well as of service delivery.},
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Williams, Collin
Legislative Frameworks and Comparative Language Acts Book Chapter
In: pp. 34-89, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
Policy Implications and Recommendations Book Chapter
In: pp. 111-122, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
The Embedded Nature of Language Legislation Book Chapter
In: pp. 90-110, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
The Mask of Piety and the Faltering Polity Book Chapter
In: pp. 294-299, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
Official Language Commissioners Book Chapter
In: pp. 230-293, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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Williams, Collin
Minority Language Promotion, Protection and Regulation Journal Article
In: The Mask of Piety, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-137-00083-5.
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Williams, Collin
Managing Official Language Legislative Regimes Book Chapter
In: pp. 12-33, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2013, ISBN: 978-1-349-43344-5.
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2012
Williams, Collin
Multilingualism and Minority Languages Book Chapter
In: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012.
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2011
Williams, Collin
The Imperial Reach and the Reluctant Response Book Chapter
In: pp. 295-313, Clò Ostaig, 2011, ISBN: 978 0 9562615 2 6.
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2010
Williams, Collin
Linguistic Diversity and Legislative Regimes Book Chapter
In: pp. 21-57, Eusko Legebiltzarra= Parlamento Vasco, 2010, ISBN: 978 84 87122 98 9.
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2009
Williams, Collin
Comprehensive linguistic study of the use of Irish in the Gaeltacht: principal findings and recommendations Journal Article
In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 459-461, 2009.
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This report was prepared for the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs in fulfilment of the research contract commissioned by the Department with Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, National University of Ireland, Galway, in conjunction with the National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. The primary aim of the research project (conducted between April 2004 and October 2006) was to provide up-to-date data and cogent analysis with regard to the use of the Irish language in the contemporary Gaeltacht. The Gaeltacht Commission Report 2002 highlighted the need to make linguistic data available to the State as part of the review process of the Gaeltacht status afforded to various communities in seven counties.},
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Williams, Collin
Foras na Gaeilge and Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg: yoked but not yet shackled Journal Article
In: Irish Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 55-88, 2009.
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Williams, Collin; Flatharta, Peadar Ó; Pháidín, Caoilfhionn Nic; Grin, François; Bianco, Joseph Lo
20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language Book
Dublin: FIONTAR, 2009.
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Williams, Collin
Commentary: The primacy of renewal Journal Article
In: International Journal of the Sociology of Language, vol. 2009, no. 195, pp. 201-217, 2009.
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Call for Submissions: Joshua A. Fishman Award
The Joshua A. Fishman Award recognizes outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations on a topic pertaining to the sociology of language. The award carries a cash prize and a nomination for publication in De Gruyter Mouton's Contributions to the Sociology of Language book series. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2021.
For details see the award website. Please note that dissertations will be independently evaluated by a Board of Reviewers and if you have any questions regarding the award selection process, please contact Natalie Fecher (Acquisitions Editor Mouton).},
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Call for Submissions: Joshua A. Fishman Award
The Joshua A. Fishman Award recognizes outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations on a topic pertaining to the sociology of language. The award carries a cash prize and a nomination for publication in De Gruyter Mouton's Contributions to the Sociology of Language book series. Deadline for submissions is 15 January 2021.
For details see the award website. Please note that dissertations will be independently evaluated by a Board of Reviewers and if you have any questions regarding the award selection process, please contact Natalie Fecher (Acquisitions Editor Mouton).
Williams, Collin
Let Freedom Reign: The Impress of EU Integration on Minority Survival Book Chapter
In: pp. 185-203, Palgrave Macmillan, New York, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-349-38197-5.
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Williams, Collin
Introduction: European Union Enlargement and Citizen Empowerment Book Chapter
In: pp. 1-22, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-349-58601-1.
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Williams, Collin
Conclusion: Identity and Democracy in an Enlarged Europe Book Chapter
In: pp. 227-234, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-349-58601-1.
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Williams, Collin
Governance Without Conviction Book Chapter
In: pp. 89-122, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-349-58601-1.
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2008
Williams, Collin
Book Review: Language, economy and society: the changing fortunes of the Welsh language in the twentieth century Journal Article
In: Progress in Human Geography, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 567-569, 2008.
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abstract = {Carter, 1994) which has established itself as an indispensable tool for the analysis of Welsh in the twentieth century. The volume addresses the concerns of Welsh-speaking ‘communities’, both in relation to the restructuring of social and economic affairs and in relation to the reconstruction of the national identities of postdevolution Wales.
The opening chapter provides some conceptual guidelines, sets the geographical context and provides an introduction to the seven substantive chapters which follow. The authors are concerned to locate their geolinguistic enquiry within broader discussions of ethnicity, culture and postmodern discourses. In an era suffused with ‘isms’ and quasipretentious theory, their interpretations are relatively simple (without being in any way simplistic), couched in readily accessible language and based upon empirical evidence.},
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The opening chapter provides some conceptual guidelines, sets the geographical context and provides an introduction to the seven substantive chapters which follow. The authors are concerned to locate their geolinguistic enquiry within broader discussions of ethnicity, culture and postmodern discourses. In an era suffused with ‘isms’ and quasipretentious theory, their interpretations are relatively simple (without being in any way simplistic), couched in readily accessible language and based upon empirical evidence.
Williams, Collin
Securing “Official Bilingualism”: From Special Pleading to Deliberative Democracy? Book Chapter
In: pp. 162-184, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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Williams, Collin
Ethnic separatism in Western Europe Journal Article
In: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 142-158, 2008.
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abstract = {The paper outlines the main characteristics of ethnic separatism as a process. It then analyses two theories designed to explain the resurgence of reactive peripheral identity, the Internal Colonial thesis and the role of the ethnic intelligentsia. Some of the inherent contradictions in the Parti Québécois's attempt to create a genuine Québécois nation through the promotion of French culture are explored as are some of the pitfalls of a referendum on Sovereignty-Association.},
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Williams, Collin
Linguistic Minorities in Democratic Context Journal Article
In: 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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Williams, Collin
Welsh Language Policy and the Logic of Legislative Devolution Book Chapter
In: pp. 245-301, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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Williams, Collin
The Nationalist Inheritance in a Globalising World Book Chapter
In: pp. 24-46, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {Over the past thirty years or so rapid changes in the political landscape of Europe, together with the unravelling of globalisation have challenged our established notions of political community, citizenship and crucially national identity. Many argue that the nation-state no longer reflects the apogee of responsible government. This is because the ideas and political desires associated with a nationalist world view reflect processes that are the logical outcome of nineteenth century aspirations. It is further argued that nationalism, its handmaiden, is increasingly anachronistic and has lost much of its salience within an international political and legal order which is responsive to the post-sovereign realities of multinational organisations, transnational agencies and global communication.},
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Williams, Collin
The Democratic Impulse and Social Justice Book Chapter
In: pp. 47-73, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {An inherent ambiguity lies at the heart of the debate on the social and cultural future of Europe. Both individuals and a multitude of ethnocultural groups increasingly interact within decentralised and diverse frameworks, while the political system which guarantees such autonomy is becoming evermore centralised within the supra-national structures of an expanding EU and its associated organisations. The traditional method of reducing ethnocultural diversity by closing or redrawing borders no longer applies, as the geography of bounded space gives way – at least in theory – to a geography of communication flows, and a new strategy for mutual coexistence demands the deterritorialisation of identity. The sad truth for many in Europe today, however, is that the direction and speed of this transition is precisely the point at issue. Although the most satisfactory method of ensuring cultural autonomy is to allow individuals to determine group membership for themselves, this dilutes the geographical concentration of ethnic groups and renders many of them vulnerable within a multicultural framework: ambiguity, tension and conflict are the inevitable consequences (Lijphart, 1995).},
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Williams, Collin
Enhancing Linguistic Diversity in Europe: Cross-Cutting Themes Book Chapter
In: pp. 120-161, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {Elements within European society have embarked on a mission to create a common structure out of an uncommon mélange of languages. I have already discussed a number of innovative and challenging ways in which this search for a common structure is both a realisable goal and an ever-changing impediment to successful democratic citizenship. Actors as varied as state governments, the European Union and Parliament, multilateral interest groups and regional level authorities contribute both to the policy agenda and to the construction of the infra-structure whereby languages can be accommodated within a complex network of agencies. But the underlying concern I want to address is what holds these various, at times, quite conflicting perspectives, together? Clearly there is no single answer, nor even a set of adequate answers, to which one can turn to for advice and leadership. Nevertheless, there is, I believe, a constant need to look beyond the obvious, the immediate, the pressing concerns of political expediency, when addressing minority and immigrant language issues on a broader European canvass.},
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Williams, Collin
Celtic Language Regimes and the Basis for Deliberation Book Chapter
In: pp. 185-244, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {Michael Ignatieff has advised that “we need to stop thinking of human rights as trumps and begin thinking of them as a language that creates the basis for deliberation” (Ignatieff, 2001, p. 95). He rejects foundational thinking about human rights as a kind of secular belief system or idolatry and urges that we seek to build support for human rights on the basis of what such rights actually do for human beings. A nested hierarchy of general and specific rights are now operational within the international order, the sovereign state and those sub-state agencies charged with the delivery of language-related services. In consequence rights and obligations will increasingly be protected and upheld by overlapping jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, such as the EU, this will require increased shared sovereignty while in others, such as many of the emerging states, it will require the strengthening of state sovereignty as the guarantor against tyranny, civil war and anarchy. In either case specifying under what conditions minority rights are to be recognised and then implemented requires a toleration of diverse means of managing majority–minority relations, even within the same state jurisdiction. Equality of recognition does not necessarily imply unanimity in treatment. Thus it is that within the UK and Ireland variants of Gaelic have been subject to quite astonishing degrees of differential treatment and even today there is no uniform response to the issue of rebuilding the Celtic languages (Ó Néill, 2005).},
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Williams, Collin
Democratic Inclusion for the One and the Many Book Chapter
In: pp. 1-23, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {In the late nineteenth century members of most European national groups assumed that one day their languages and cultures would be nourished within an international political system which appeared to be reconfiguring itself as a result of the rise of the nation-state and the dissolution of the old imperial order. By the mid-twentieth century such hopes seemed impossible because they were inconceivable. At the beginning of the twenty first century similar aspirations now seem partly realisable in a continent which is reshaping itself to contend with forces which challenge so many of the rules and patterns of our interaction as citizens.},
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Williams, Collin
Language Policy and Planning Issues in Multicultural Societies Book Chapter
In: pp. 74-119, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {Issues of language choice and behaviour are integral to the social, economic and political stability of multicultural societies. This chapter explores the role of language policy and planning as instruments of social development and examines selected dilemmas faced by multilingual states as they seek to formalise language choice through a variety of implicit and explicit language-related reforms. It is my conviction that language planning can only be properly understood when seen as a form of socio-political intervention. Many take the view that language planning, as a discipline, has developed a certain objective detachment that allows it to be treated as if it were a form of scientific exercise. I accept that in certain aspects, such as corpus planning, translation and software development, such objectivity and precision is reached. However, language planning is in essence an extension of social policy aimed at behaviour modification. Given this it is essential that the broader social and political context, within which language planning is exercised, is fully acknowledged. Consequently the first part of this chapter discusses the various implications of recognising some languages at the expense of others within liberal democratic practices. It then suggests comparisons between the European and African experiences of language planning, before focussing on power differentials between hegemonic language groups and dependent language groups.},
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Williams, Collin
The Limits to Freedom Book Chapter
In: pp. 361-404, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-349-54131-7.
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abstract = {The argument advanced in this chapter is that steps are being taken to construct a political framework which acknowledges the positive virtue of cultural pluralism on the basis of equality as a necessary prerequisite for democracy and freedom of action in an increasingly multicultural world order. In Europe, this raises fresh issues concerned with the distribution of power in society and with the encouragement of democratic participation by previously beleaguered interest groups. This recognition demands both mutual respect and robust structures of freedom so as to guarantee the conditions for cultural reproduction.},
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2007
Williams, Collin
Articulating the horizons of Welsh Journal Article
In: pp. 387-433, 2007.
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Williams, Collin
Deddfwriaeth Newydd a'r Gymraeg Journal Article
In: Contemporary Wales, vol. 19, pp. 217-233, 2007.
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title = {Deddfwriaeth Newydd a'r Gymraeg},
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