Insecurities in Language Policy and Planning : Decolonial Theories and Practices.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Makoni, Sinfree.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Multilingual Matters, 2026.

Summary:

This book represents a vital step forward in the process of decolonizing language policy and planning (LPP). It addresses both theoretical and practical aspects of LPP, while exploring its intersection with domains including security, politics and education.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Preface / Jose del Valle

Planning Language, Planning (In)Security / Sinfree Makoni, Ashraf Abdelhay, Cristine Severo

1 Continued Thoughts on Language Policy / Bernard Spolsky

2 A New Multilingual Educational Policy in Israel: The Role of Research as a Contributing Factor / Michal Tannenbaum, Elana Shohamy

3 Becoming a Language of State / Rochelle Pinto

4 Sociolinguistics and Securitization as Another Mode of Governance / Ben Rampton, Daniel Silva, Constadina Charalambous

5 Longue Duree and Duree Profonde: Udumu, Utu and Bringing Language Back to Earth / Nicholas Faraclas

6 Doing Translanguaging, Unknowingly and Differently / Joseph Gafaranga

7 Metaphorical Language Policy and Language Politics in the Arabic-Speaking World / Chaoqun Lian

8 Arabic in Israel: The Consequences of Harnessing Language for Security / Yonatan Mendel

9 Language and Conflict in the IsraeliPalestinian Sphere: The View from Below / Yasir Suleiman-Malley

10 [Un]Making the Wretched of the Earth: Can We Aim Towards Testamentary Life Within Legal Knowledge? / Foluke Adebisi

11 Historicizing Semilingualism: On the Theoretical Origins of a Linguistic Pathology / David Karlander, Linus Salo

12 Schooling as Uncertainty: An Ethnographic Memoir / Frances Vavrus

13 An Exploration of the Causes and Consequences of Private Schooling Expansion: Global Trends and Research Findings from Nepal / Priyadarshani Joshi

14 Twenty Years Engagement in Postcolonial Education: A Retrospective / Peter Mayo

15 From Unarchiving to Unbooking: How the Film No Vernacular Rethinks Language Policy Research for Global South Contexts / Mama Adobea Nii-Owoo

Epilogue: It Never Was, Never Is and Never Will be Just About Language / Ezra Chambal Nhampoca

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-83668-193-3

1-83668-194-1

9781836681939

OCLC:

1564379010