Cecilio Lapresta-Rey is Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Sociology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His areas of research are the construction of identity in multicultural and multilingual contexts and the linguistic attitudes of schoolchildren, especially the descendants of migrants, and their sociolinguistic and socioeducational integration.Ángel Huguet is Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His research interests include bilingual and multilingual education, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.

Combining carefully conducted case studies in various European settings about the social, legal and linguistic complexities of establishing fair and efficient language regimes, this book offers a wealth of insights that will be valuable not just as reference points for future research, but also for policymakers and educationalists entrusted with the implementation of the European commitment to multilingualism.

• Introduction. Cecilio Lapresta & Ángel HuguetChapter 1. Montserrat Sendra & F. Xavier Vila-Moreno: Catalonia                             Chapter 2. José-María Madariaga: The Basque Country                  Chapter 3. Xosé Antón González-Riaño & Alberto Fernández-Costales: Principality of Asturias       Chapter 4. Josep M. Díaz Torrent & Carli Bastida Serra: Principality of Andorra     Chapter 5. Juan Jiménez Salcedo: FranceChapter 6. Theophile Munyangeyo & Saadia Gamir: England        Chapter 7. Andreu van Hooft, Frank van Meurs, Ulrike Nederstigt, Berna Hendriks, Brigitte Planken & Sjoerd van den Berg: The NetherlandsChapter 8. Adelina Ianos, Clara Sansó & Cristina Petreñas: Romania         Chapter 9. Sanita Lazdiņa & Heiko F. Marten: LatviaChapter 10. John Smeds: Finland              Conclusions. Cristina Petreñas, Clara Sansó, Judit Janés, Ester Caballé, María Torres and Isabel Sáenz

Cecilio Lapresta-Rey is Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Sociology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His areas of research are the construction of identity in multicultural and multilingual contexts and the linguistic attitudes of schoolchildren, especially the descendants of migrants, and their sociolinguistic and socioeducational integration.Ángel Huguet is Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His research interests include bilingual and multilingual education, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.

Combining carefully conducted case studies in various European settings about the social, legal and linguistic complexities of establishing fair and efficient language regimes, this book offers a wealth of insights that will be valuable not just as reference points for future research, but also for policymakers and educationalists entrusted with the implementation of the European commitment to multilingualism.

• Introduction. Cecilio Lapresta & Ángel HuguetChapter 1. Montserrat Sendra & F. Xavier Vila-Moreno: Catalonia                             Chapter 2. José-María Madariaga: The Basque Country                  Chapter 3. Xosé Antón González-Riaño & Alberto Fernández-Costales: Principality of Asturias       Chapter 4. Josep M. Díaz Torrent & Carli Bastida Serra: Principality of Andorra     Chapter 5. Juan Jiménez Salcedo: FranceChapter 6. Theophile Munyangeyo & Saadia Gamir: England        Chapter 7. Andreu van Hooft, Frank van Meurs, Ulrike Nederstigt, Berna Hendriks, Brigitte Planken & Sjoerd van den Berg: The NetherlandsChapter 8. Adelina Ianos, Clara Sansó & Cristina Petreñas: Romania         Chapter 9. Sanita Lazdiņa & Heiko F. Marten: LatviaChapter 10. John Smeds: Finland              Conclusions. Cristina Petreñas, Clara Sansó, Judit Janés, Ester Caballé, María Torres and Isabel Sáenz

Cecilio Lapresta-Rey is Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Sociology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His areas of research are the construction of identity in multicultural and multilingual contexts and the linguistic attitudes of schoolchildren, especially the descendants of migrants, and their sociolinguistic and socioeducational integration.Ángel Huguet is Professor in the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology at the University of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. His research interests include bilingual and multilingual education, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.

Combining carefully conducted case studies in various European settings about the social, legal and linguistic complexities of establishing fair and efficient language regimes, this book offers a wealth of insights that will be valuable not just as reference points for future research, but also for policymakers and educationalists entrusted with the implementation of the European commitment to multilingualism.

• Introduction. Cecilio Lapresta & Ángel HuguetChapter 1. Montserrat Sendra & F. Xavier Vila-Moreno: Catalonia                             Chapter 2. José-María Madariaga: The Basque Country                  Chapter 3. Xosé Antón González-Riaño & Alberto Fernández-Costales: Principality of Asturias       Chapter 4. Josep M. Díaz Torrent & Carli Bastida Serra: Principality of Andorra     Chapter 5. Juan Jiménez Salcedo: FranceChapter 6. Theophile Munyangeyo & Saadia Gamir: England        Chapter 7. Andreu van Hooft, Frank van Meurs, Ulrike Nederstigt, Berna Hendriks, Brigitte Planken & Sjoerd van den Berg: The NetherlandsChapter 8. Adelina Ianos, Clara Sansó & Cristina Petreñas: Romania         Chapter 9. Sanita Lazdiņa & Heiko F. Marten: LatviaChapter 10. John Smeds: Finland              Conclusions. Cristina Petreñas, Clara Sansó, Judit Janés, Ester Caballé, María Torres and Isabel Sáenz