Linked to global processes and the reconfigurations of ‘outer’ and ‘inner’ European Union (EU) borders are attempts at harmonizing migration policies across EU member-states as well as introducing an additional layer of EU citizenship to that of the state. At the same time, discourses on… read more
Linked to global processes and the reconfigurations of ‘outer’ and ‘inner’ European Union (EU) borders are attempts at harmonizing migration policies across EU member-states as well as introducing an additional layer of EU citizenship to that of the state. At the same time, discourses on… read more
Following Ruiz’s discussion of orientations in language planning, distinguishing between language as right, resource and problem, this chapter unpacks the ways in which related discourses are circulated in the Luxembourgish print media. Particular attention is paid to how these discourses are… read more
Following Ruiz’s discussion of orientations in language planning, distinguishing between language as right, resource and problem, this paper unpacks the ways in which related discourses are circulated in the Luxembourgish print media. Particular attention is paid to how these discourses are… read more
Integration has become a keyword across texts and genres, and is often uncritically embraced not only by politicians and journalists but also by academic researchers. In this paper, we explore how integration is used in reference to people categorized as “migrants” or “foreigners”. We discuss… read more
This chapter considers the interface between events transpiring at the level of the
European Union and the Luxembourgish state in order to understand the timing of recent
citizenship legislation and the introduction of language requirements in multiple
European Union member-states at the… read more
Taking fluctuations in Luxembourgish language policy as a springboard for discussion, this paper is informed by two interrelated theoretical points that have been flagged in recent language policy scholarship. The first is the move to view language policy as encompassing much more than documents… read more