Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Migration Control
Title | Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Migration Control PDF eBook |
Author | Markus Rheindorf |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2020-01-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 178892469X |
In the midst of an international crisis in migration policy – widely referred to as a ‘refugee crisis’ – this book brings together timely analyses of the manifold and yet specific ways in which migration affects globalized societies, set against the background of the rise of nationalist and populist movements. The voices of migrants and refugees are rarely heard in this context: usually, they are debated about, summarized and reported but their agency is denied. Each contribution to this volume adds an empirical perspective to our understanding of how language relates to migration in a specific national context. The chapters use innovative combinations of multimodal, qualitative and quantitative analyses to examine a broad range of genres and data related to the voices of migrants and reporting about migrants.
Language, Migration and Social Inequalities
Title | Language, Migration and Social Inequalities PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Duchene |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 2013-11-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1783091002 |
Migration and the mobility of citizens around the globe pose important challenges to the linguistic and cultural homogeneity that nation-states rely on for defining their physical boundaries and identity, as well as the rights and obligations of their citizens. A new social order resulting from neoliberal economic practices, globalisation and outsourcing also challenges traditional ways the nation-state has organized its control over the people who have typically travelled to a new country looking for work or better life chances. This collection provides an account of the ways language addresses core questions concerning power and the place of migrants in various institutional and workplace settings. It brings together contributions from a range of geographical settings to understand better how linguistic inequality is (re)produced in this new economic order.
Book Review: Rheindorf, Markus & Wodak, Ruth (2020): Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Migration Control. Language Policy, Identity and Belonging. Bristol: Multilingual Matters
Title | Book Review: Rheindorf, Markus & Wodak, Ruth (2020): Sociolinguistic Perspectives in Migration Control. Language Policy, Identity and Belonging. Bristol: Multilingual Matters PDF eBook |
Author | Britta Schneider |
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Release | 2019 |
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Language, Migration and Social Inequalities
Title | Language, Migration and Social Inequalities PDF eBook |
Author | Alexandre Duchêne |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2013-11-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1783091029 |
Migration and the mobility of citizens around the globe pose important challenges to the linguistic and cultural homogeneity that nation-states rely on for defining their physical boundaries and identity, as well as the rights and obligations of their citizens. A new social order resulting from neoliberal economic practices, globalisation and outsourcing also challenges traditional ways the nation-state has organized its control over the people who have typically travelled to a new country looking for work or better life chances. This collection provides an account of the ways language addresses core questions concerning power and the place of migrants in various institutional and workplace settings. It brings together contributions from a range of geographical settings to understand better how linguistic inequality is (re)produced in this new economic order.
Language Policy and Linguistic Justice
Title | Language Policy and Linguistic Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Michele Gazzola |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 535 |
Release | 2018-09-03 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 3319752634 |
Language policies are increasingly acknowledged as being a necessary component of many decisions taken in the areas of the labor market, education, minority languages, mobility, and social inclusion of migrants. They can affect the democratic control of political organizations, and they can either entrench or reduce inequalities. These are the central topics of this book. Economists, philosophers, political scientists, and sociolinguists discuss – from an interdisciplinary perspective – the distributive socio-economic effects of language policies, their impact on justice and inequality at the national or international level, as well as the connection between language choices and an inclusive access to public services. The range of social and economic issues raised by linguistic diversity in contemporary societies is large, and this requires new approaches to tackle them. This book provides new input to design better, more efficient, and fair language policies in order to manage linguistic diversity in different areas. Topics covered include: theoretical models of linguistic justice and linguistic disadvantage; the assessment of the socio-economic consequences of language policies; the evaluation of the costs, benefits, and degree of inclusion of language planning measures; the politics of migrants’ linguistic integration; as well as multilingualism and economic activities. These topics are discussed in different contexts, including the areas inhabited by linguistic minorities, cities receiving migrants, and supranational organizations.
Exploring (Im)mobilities
Title | Exploring (Im)mobilities PDF eBook |
Author | Anna De Fina |
Publisher | Multilingual Matters |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2021-11-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1788925319 |
The impact of mobility and superdiversity in recent sociolinguistic research is well-established, yet very few studies deal with issues related to immobility. The chapters in this book focus on the sociolinguistic investigation of the dynamics between mobility and immobility as experienced by migrants, asylum seekers and members of minority or exploited groups. Central to the book is an exploration of how mobilities are affected by and in turn affect power relations and of the kinds of resources used by people to deal with (im)mobility processes. The book brings to light a new critical sociolinguistic imagination that is responsive to 21st century processes of (im)mobilities as socially, discursively and emotionally constructed and negotiated.
No Country for Migrants? Critical Perspectives on Asylum, Immigration, and Integration in Germany
Title | No Country for Migrants? Critical Perspectives on Asylum, Immigration, and Integration in Germany PDF eBook |
Author | Wilfried Zoungrana |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2019-10-14 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9004415513 |
No Country for Migrants? Critical Perspectives on Asylum, Immigration, and Integration in Germany aims to critically contribute to ongoing debates about immigration, integration, and xenophobia in Germany. Set against the backdrop of Germany’s controversial political decision to open its borders to refugees in 2015, the book realigns this watershed with the broader historical narratives of migration to explain its exceptionality both as an event and transformative force on the migration/integration discourse. The book further uses critical theories to make sense of the shifting socio-political coordinates of Germany. It addresses the history of Germany’s migration policies, its soft and hard power in migration control, language and societal integration, immigration and the revival of right-wing extremism, as well as religion and immigration.