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"The social, political and economic conditions that accompany globalisation are calling for new conceptualisations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. In Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec, the authors take Quebec as a particularly intriguing case study of one such community. They examine how Quebec seeks to foster a sense of belonging among the minorities within its borders through the promotion of a common citizenship, with French as the key element."--Jacket.

Citizenship --- French language --- Ethnicity --- Group identity --- Linguistic minorities --- Nationalism --- Political aspects --- Citoyenneté --- Minorités linguistiques --- Ethnicité --- Langue française --- Canadiens francophones --- Québec --- aspects politiques --- aspects sociaux --- identité ethnique

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Language politics in the new global era presents policymakers with significant ethical challenges. How should the reality of English as a global language influence the normative considerations underpinning national language policies? What moral arguments justify the imposition of national languages in an era of increased immigration and ethnolinguistic diversity? What role is there for non-dominant varieties in a globalised world? Building on the emerging notion of 'normative language policy', this book proposes an integrated framework for the study of such questions, combining recent normative work on language in political theory and philosophy with empirically-derived insight from the fields of sociolinguistics and applied linguistics. The case of Quebec forms the backdrop of the study, providing a particularly illuminating setting for investigating the common moral challenges that face contemporary polities seeking to maintain distinct linguistic identities, in an irreducibly diverse world increasingly dominated by English as a global lingua franca.

Language policy --- French language --- English language --- Germanic languages --- Social aspects --- Québec (Province) --- Languages. --- Communication policy --- Language planning