"Language and Governance" gathers a diverse body of international specialists, key decision makers, and heads of civil service departments in order to examine the relationship between language and governance in Europe and Canada. A fascinating combination of academic scrutiny and firsthand knowledge of the intricacies of promoting official and lesser-used languages, this volume is a state-of-the-art interpretation of language policy that offers significant proposals to improve the governance and language rights of European and Canadian citizens.

This blends discussion of the role of language minorities in politics with examples of language policy in a range of national contexts. It discusses minority rights and language protection, the policies of the state in privileging powerful majorities, the opportunities and challenges of both devolution and globalization.