Symposium announcement: Language and Politics Symposium (focus on Europe in general, Ireland & Scotland in particular), August 2001

[Scott McGinnis]

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Queen's University, Belfast /
AHRB Research Centre for Irish and Scottish
Studies
Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster

			SYMPOSIUM
		Language and Politics
	Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Scotland
	Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Ulstr-Scotch

       Language rights
       Language equality legislation
       The European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages and its
             ratification
       Secure status for language
       Language maintenance and provision
       Language planning
       The impact on all-Irish/all-Gaelic education
       Comparator Case Studies: Norway and Switzerland; also Low German

Speakers from Government, Statutory Bodies and Politicians in all
three jurisdictions Internationally-renowned Language Academics and
Activists

23-25 August 2001, Queen's University Belfast, Peter Froggatt Centre

Offers of related papers by 31 July 2001 are still welcome!

Organisers: Dr. John M. Kirk and Prof. Dnall P.  Baoill
Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, BT7 1NN
Te. +44 (0)28 9027 3815 and +44(0)28 9027 3390
Fax. +44 (0)28 9031 4615
Email: j.m.kirk at qub.ac.uk and d.obaoill at qub.ac.uk

To ensure the receipt of the programme (available early August 2001),
please contact the organisers.