Academic Journal
Immigration, language and disadvantage
| Τίτλος: | Immigration, language and disadvantage |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Andrew Shorten |
| Πηγή: | Nations and Nationalism. 28:435-448 |
| Στοιχεία εκδότη: | Wiley, 2022. |
| Έτος έκδοσης: | 2022 |
| Θεματικοί όροι: | 0602 languages and literature, 05 social sciences, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, 06 humanities and the arts, 10. No inequality, 16. Peace & justice |
| Περιγραφή: | Many democratic states provide supports for immigrants who are not fluent speakers of the majority or official language(s). For example, they provide interpreters in courts and hospitals, print administrative forms in multiple languages and employ bilingual staff to provide public services. This paper considers the justification of these policies from the perspective of normative political theory, makes some recommendations about what they ought to consist in and identifies some of their limitations. It argues that instead of appealing to rights, the best justification for these measures has to do with empowering immigrants and enhancing their capabilities. However, although some disadvantages experienced by immigrants for linguistic reasons can be reduced or even eliminated by public policy measures, some important ones cannot. Novel grounds are thus proposed in support of immigrant‐receiving societies having a duty to provide meaningful opportunities to learn the majority or official language(s). |
| Τύπος εγγράφου: | Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| ISSN: | 1469-8129 1354-5078 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nana.12794 |
| Rights: | Wiley Online Library User Agreement |
| Αριθμός Καταχώρησης: | edsair.doi...........cb22e7a9d803d99d7e7308f6d57f5ce9 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | OpenAIRE |
| ISSN: | 14698129 13545078 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/nana.12794 |