Bridging the Gap Between the Politics of Recognition and the Politics of Language Service Delivery in Ontario and Wales

Cardinal, Linda; Williams, Colin H.

doi:10.36144/rig84.jun20.5-29

Abstract

The aim of the article is to start mapping the variety of approaches and instruments which guide the delivery of services to linguistic minorities. The argument suggests that different institutional processes in Ontario and Wales inform the delivery of selected services and calls for more research on how the politics of recognition is implemented in institutions serving official linguistic minorities.

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Bridging the Gap Between the Politics of Recognition and the Politics of Language Service Delivery in Ontario and Wales

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