Insecurities in Language Policy and Planning

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Insecurities in Language Policy and Planning is written by Sinfree Makoni and published by Channel View Publications. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1836681941 (ISBN 10) and 9781836681946 (ISBN 13).

Invites readers to question whether language planning and policy can survive decolonialization. This book represents a vital step forward in the process of decolonizing language policy and planning (LPP). It addresses both theoretical and practical aspects of LPP, while exploring its intersection with domains including security, politics and education. A decolonized LPP invites us to view language as an interconnected phenomenon, with boundaries that are not defined by structural, territorial, ethnic or historical limitations. The chapters in this book problematize the positivist, instrumental, pragmatic and technical dimensions of LPP, while offering a renewed perspective in dialogue with contemporary struggles and claims. It covers a range of geopolitical contexts, with particular attention to the dialogues and contradictions between the North and the South.