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Identity Politics in the Educational System in S outh T yrol: Balancing between Minority Protection and the Need to Manage Diversity
Author(s) -
Wisthaler Verena
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
studies in ethnicity and nationalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1754-9469
pISSN - 1473-8481
DOI - 10.1111/sena.12051
Subject(s) - multilingualism , identity (music) , immigration , german , diversity (politics) , politics , sociology , relation (database) , perspective (graphical) , ethnic group , minority language , linguistic diversity , strengths and weaknesses , political science , public relations , gender studies , linguistics , pedagogy , law , computer science , social psychology , anthropology , psychology , aesthetics , philosophy , database , artificial intelligence
This article focuses on the educational system in S outh T yrol as one of the pillars of language and identity politics used for minority protection and elaborates on possible future developments triggered by immigration. After a historical overview of the coexistence of the three linguistic groups in S outh T yrol, the article will explore, from the perspective of the educational system, the institutional framework guaranteeing the protection of the German‐speaking and Ladin minority and in particular their languages as the most important markers of the particular local identities. The article then examines how the educational system in S outh T yrol deals with increasing immigration, assessing the strengths and weaknesses in relation to whether the educational system facilitates, on the one hand, the development of a multilingual society and, on the other, individual language competences and thus individual multilingualism.