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Language policy can promote stability. For many individuals and groups, language is a key component of identity, and threats to it can raise tensions. Respect for linguistic rights, whilst also considering a state’s need to maintain cohesion, reduces conflict potential. The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities promotes functional solutions to such contentious issues, and the Oslo Recommendations regarding the Linguistic Rights of National Minorities address these challenges. This book analyses the components of a balanced legal and policy framework on language use, with a view to preventing conflict. In addition to reviewing the work of the OSCE HCNM in this area, it also draws upon the expertise of other international organisations and leading academics working in this field.

Linguistic minorities --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.

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China --- S11/1040 --- S11/1215 --- China: Social sciences--Population, demography: China: since 1949 --- China: Social sciences--Works on national minorities and special groups: since 1949

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This ethnography explores contemporary narratives of “Han-ness,” revealing the nuances of what Han identity means today in relation to that of the fifty-five officially recognized minority ethnic groups in China, as well as in relation to home place identities and the country’s national identity. Based on research she conducted among native and migrant Han in Shanghai and Beijing, Aqsu (in Xinjiang), and the Sichuan-Yunnan border area, Agnieszka Joniak-Luthi uncovers and discusses these identity topographies. Bringing into focus the Han majority, which has long acted as an unexamined backdrop to ethnic minorities, Joniak-Luthi contributes to the emerging field of critical Han studies as she considers how the Han describe themselves - particularly what unites and divides them - as well as the functions of Han identity and the processes through which it is maintained and reproduced. The Han will appeal to scholars and students of contemporary China, anthropology, and ethnic and cultural studies.

Chinese --- Ethnic identity. --- China --- Ethnic relations. --- Ethnology --- S11/1215 --- China: Social sciences--Works on national minorities and special groups: since 1949 --- Social & cultural anthropology

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S02/0200 --- S11/1215 --- China: General works--Civilization and culture --- China: Social sciences--Works on national minorities and special groups: since 1949 --- Ethnic relations --- Political aspects. --- China. --- China --- Chine --- Relations interethniques --- Aspect politique

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De-politicizing issues of ethnicity is a new theoretical approach to study ethnic questions actively propounded and elaborated by Professor Ma Rong of Sociology Department of Peking University in the past ten years. In the recent years, this theoretical approach has aroused biggish responses from the academic community in Mainland China, the relevant government departments, and the general public. It is likely to elicit vigorous discussions in the years ahead. The book contains eight selected chapters which represent the main contributions to the debate. The first chapter by Ma Rong is the key

Multiculturalism --- S11/1215 --- Cultural diversity policy --- Cultural pluralism --- Cultural pluralism policy --- Ethnic diversity policy --- Social policy --- Anti-racism --- Ethnicity --- Cultural fusion --- China: Social sciences--Works on national minorities and special groups: since 1949 --- Government policy --- China --- Ethnic relations.