M IR AD NIC CRAITH is Director of the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster, UK. She has previously been attached to the University of Liverpool and University Colleges, Dublin and Cork. She is author and editor of several books including Europe and the Politics of Language (2006), Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland (2004) and Plural Identities, Singular Narratives (2003). She was joint winner of the 2004 Ruth Michaelis Jena-Ratcliff research prize for folklife. In 2006, she was awarded a Senior Distinguished Research Fellowship at the U

'...this edited collection provides a wealth of information and insights on the nature of conflicts (and potential conflicts) connected to language choice in public life, education and religion.' - Language Policy 'The contributions to this very interesting book succeed admirably in presenting and analyzing a wide variety of issues.' - Discourse Analysis 'The contributions to this very interesting book suceeds admirably in presenting and analyzing a wide variety of issues - mostly concerning Europe - looking into powerful languages such as Englis, minority languages such as Irish, and immigrant languages such as Chinese and Arabic. Each chapter includes an overview of the literature and offers attested examples, but beyond the intrinsic interest of the single essays the reader does appreciate the strong interconnection between them. The book is surprisingly unified, each chapter seems to anticipate the following, this the discussion on the various case studies turns out to be enjoyably readable and not fragmentary.' - Paola Attolino, The Linguist, Sep. 2008

• List of Tables Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Language and Power: Accommodation and Resistance; M.Nic Craith Globalisation and Transformation: Language Planning in New Contexts; D.Mac Giolla Chríost Linguistic Human Rights in Education: International Cast Studies; J.Saville English in Europe: Threat or Promise?; R.Phillipson Minority Protection and Lesser-Used Language Promotion: The Convention on the Future of the European Union; M.Warasin Broadcasting for Minorities: The Case of the Celtic Languages; P.McDermott Language, Culture and Identity: The Chinese Community in Northern Ireland; M.Delargy Intercultural Communication: Chinese Culture in UK Education; R.Fong Faith, Identity, Language: Muslim Migrants in Scotland and Northern Ireland; G.Marranci Language, Faith and Communication; J.Dunlop 9/11 and the War on Terrorism: The Clash of 'Words', 'Cultures' and 'Civilisations': Myth or Reality; J.Rehman Index