Cultural Autonomy, core values and Europe’s legacy: a response to Joshua A. Fishman

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  1. [1] Ikerbasque Foundation
• Localización: International journal of the sociology of language, ISSN 0165-2516, Nº. 213, 2012, págs. 63-69
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In response to Joshua Fishman’s article, this paper examines the fate of the principle of national cultural autonomy (NCA), first theorized within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and later revived within contemporary Europe. It posits that NCA can be more easily implemented in cases where culture is built around a set of shared core values and cultural elements, including language.

    Yet, an exclusive focus on language may not lead to a vibrant pluralistic society where various forms of culture coexist and interact