Cities and Languages

Guy Chiasson (Contributor) Guy Chiasson is Professor of Political Science and Regional Development at the University of Quebec in Outaouais. His primary research interests lie in municipal policies and urban governance as well as natural resource policies. In 2017, he co-authored Minorités francophones et gouvernance urbaine with Greg Allain, and is the co-editor of L’économie politique des ressources naturelles au Québec. He is Assistant Director of the Centre de recherche sur le développement territorial.Richard Clément (Editor) Richard Clément is currently a member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and a Professor at the School of Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Clément is a founding member of the Canadian Centre for Studies and Research on Bilingualism and Language Planning (CCERBAL). He was Director of the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute from 2007 to 2017 and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa. In 2003 he was University Research Chair on "Bilingualism and Society." His field of specialization is related to issues of language learning motivation, identity change, social adjustment and linguistic planning. Clément is especially interested in the role of inter-group language communication in psychological adjustment and social harmony. His research has been published in America and Europe in both French and English. He has received numerous national and international awards for his work and is currently a Fellow of both the Canadian and the American Psychological Associations. In 2008 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Caroline Andrew (Editor) Caroline Andrew has been at the University of Ottawa for over 30 years. She was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences from 1997 to 2005 and is currently a full professor in the School of Policy Studies and Director of the Centre for Governance Studies. Dr. Andrew is a leading Canadian authority on urban studies, feminist studies and cultural diversity.

• PrefaceLanguage Planning in Capitals and Urban EnvironmentsGraham Fraser, Commissioner of Official Languages of CanadaIntroductionLanguage Policies and Bilingualism in Urban Environments: Situated DiscussionsSylvie A. Lamoureux and Richard ClémentPart 1: Bilingual CitiesBarcelona: A Bivalent Multilingual CityEmili Boix-Fuster, Gemma Cots and Georgina RufoMoncton: Symbol of Bilingualism and Symbolic BilingualismDaniel BourgeoisOttawa: One City, Two Languages: Managing Municipal Services in English and French in Canada’s CapitalAaron BurryThe City of Ottawa: Symbolic Representation and Public ImageCaroline Andrew and Guy ChiassonA Nation of Two Official Languages: Helsinki as HelsingforsMaria Björnberg-EnckellPart 2: Bilingualism in Multilingual EnvironmentsInstitutional Bilingualism in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland: Between Identity Politics and PragmatismChristina SpätiLanguage Planning in Brussels: Two Opposing Policy MindsetsPhilippe HambyeAdministrative Management and Public Services in BarcelonaJordi Font and Antoni RodonBiel/Bienne: A Linguistic Bridge at the Language BoundaryPierre-Yves MoeschlerConclusionThe City as Unequal RefractorColin H. Williams