Language, history and the nation
An Historical Approach to Evaluating Language and Cultural Claims
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6306197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vicki A Spencer (University of Otago, corresponding author), Vicki Spencer |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-259 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nations and Nationalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1345-5078 • E-ISSN: 1469-8129 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2008.00334.x |
| OpenAlex | W2042998871 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
In contrast to the abstract commitment to individual rights found in liberal critics of Bill 101 and the equally ahistorical approach of multicultural theorists like Bhikhu Parekh, this paper proposes that the particular historical circumstances surrounding the current minority status of different groups is crucial in evaluating the legitimacy of one cultural group to promote its cultural needs over another group within existing states. When the culture of a group residing within a particular state is secure in a neighbouring jurisdiction, the issue at stake is not necessarily the survival of a unique culture but the cultural needs of particular individuals. It does not follow that they have no legitimate claims against the state. However, in examining the language policies in Quebec and the newly independent Baltic states, it is argued that they are different in kind to the rights due to long‐standing communities struggling for linguistic survival
Jurisdiction · Law and economics · Legitimacy · Multiculturalism · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · Law · Political Systems and Governance
Political theory and the rights of indigenous peoples
Rethinking Multiculturalism
What is Justice? Classic and Contemporary Readings
Two Concepts of Liberalism
The Impact of European Accession upon Language Policy in the Baltic States
Nations and language‐building
Immigration and Cultural Policies
Immigration and Cultural Policies
Minority Language Rights Before and After the 2004 EU Enlargement
Language, Identity, and the Nationalist Impulse
Transnationalism, Nationalism, Citizenship, and Property
The Politics of Nationalism in Quebec
The Individual, the State, and Ethnic Communities in Political Theory
Are there any Cultural Rights
From Multiculturalism to Nationalism
The Question of Citizenship in the Baltics
Costs, Commitment and Compliance
Linguistic human rights in the Baltic States
Ethnic Conflict and Accommodation in Post-Communist Estonia
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |