Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Language Policy and Planning</em> is a comprehensive and authoritative survey including original contributions from leading senior scholars and rising stars to provide a basis for future research in language policy and planning in international national regional and local contexts. </p><p>The <em>Handbook</em> approaches language policy as public policy that can be studied through the policy cycle framework. It offers a systematic and research-informed view of actual processes and methods of design implementation and evaluation. </p><p>With a substantial introduction 38 chapters and an extensive bibliography this <em>Handbook</em> is an indispensable resource for all decision makers students and researchers of language policy and planning within linguistics and cognate disciplines such as public policy economics political science sociology and education.</p>