Discriminating language rights and politics in the post-Yugoslav states

Pupavac, Vanessa

Abstract

Pupavac examines the rise of linguistic human rights advocacy and its approach in a case study of language politics in the post-Yugolav states. A core concern of contemporary linguistic rights advocacy has been to tackle ethnically based discrimination and promote ethnic diversity. It does not only seek to prevent states from discriminating against those who speak minority languages. It expects states to take positive steps to preserve their diversity of languages. However strategies affirming distinct linguistic identities may become complicit in perpetuating ethnic discrimination and ethnic divisions, as is evident in the language politics of the post-Yugoslav states.

Citation

Pupavac, V. (2006). Discriminating language rights and politics in the post-Yugoslav states. Patterns of Prejudice, 40(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/00313220600634261

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Jan 27, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 27, 2012
• Journal: Patterns of Prejudice
• Print ISSN: 0031-322X
• Electronic ISSN: 1461-7331
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 40
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313220600634261
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1019424
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00313220600634261
• Additional Information: This is an electronic version of an article published in Pupavac, V., Discriminating language rights and politics in the post-Yugoslav states, Patterns of Prejudice, 40(2) 2006, 112-128. Patterns of Prejudice is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1461-7331&volume=40&issue=2&spage=112