The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning

The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning is a comprehensive, authoritative survey, including original contributions from global thought leaders and rising stars to provide a basis for future research in language, policy and planning in international, national, regional and local contexts.

The handbook approaches language policy as public policy, offering a systematic and research-informed view of actual processes and methods of selection, design and evaluation.

With a substantial introduction, 38 chapters and an extensive bibliography, this handbook is an indispensable resource for all students and researchers of language policy and planning within linguistics and cognate disciplines such as public policy, economics, political science, sociology and education.