Ethnicity and language tensions in Latvia

被引：2

作者：

Schmid C. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown

来源：

Language Policy | 2008年 / 7卷 / 1期

关键词：

Citizenship; Civic values; Education reform; Language; Language conflict; Language legislation; Language policy; Latvia; Latvian speakers; Political values; Russian speakers;

D O I：

10.1007/s10993-007-9068-1

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摘要：

This article discusses important domestic and international consequences of language policy in Latvia. The first section briefly discusses the changing demographic situation in Latvia from 1940 to the present. The second section analyzes the debates related to the citizenship law and language law played by the Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE), the European Union (EU), and the Council of Europe (CoE). The third section traces the debate on language legislation, with particular emphasis on the role of the school law that required that students at minority (mostly Russian-speaking) secondary schools change to a substantially Latvian language format in 2004. Finally, I will evaluate and discuss recent attitudes on language, education and culture of the Latvian and Russian language communities. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

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