From Migrant to Citizen: Testing Language, Testing Culture

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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In this impressive volume a combination of theorists - linguists, historians and lawyers - address the subject of citizenship testing for language proficiency and 'cultural' knowledge. Discussing themes of identity and cultural belonging, they draw out the implications for Australia and the wider international community.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-05-28
Mått140 x 216 x 20 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLanguage and Globalization
Antal sidor279
Upplaga2010
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9780230576339

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Språkvetenskap och lingvistik inom Sprak och ordbocker
Medievetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Migration inom Samhalle och politik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

ANDREW BUCK Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Arts, Macquarie University, AustraliaLLOYD COX Department of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, AustraliaEMILY FARRELL AMEP Research Centre, Macquarie University, AustraliaCHARLOTTE FREW Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, AustraliaMURRAY GOOT Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, AustraliaMARIAN HARGREAVES Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, AustraliaALISON HOLLAND Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, AustraliaCATRIONA MACKENZIE Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University, AustraliaIAN TREGENZA Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, AustraliaIAN WATSON Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University, AustraliaSUE WRIGHT Language and Politics, School of Language and Area Studies, Centre for European and International Studies Research, University of Portsmouth, UK

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Foreword: C.Slade & M.Möllering PART I: CITIZENSHIP IN AUSTRALIA: FROM EMPIRE TO MULTICULTURAL STATE AND BACK Shifting Landscapes of Citizenship; C.Slade Citizenship and Language Tests: Law and History; A.Buck & C.Frew Australian Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century: Historical Perspectives; A.Holland From Virtues to Values: Conceptions of Australian Citizenship; I.Tregenza The Value of Values? Debating Identity, Citizenship and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Australia; L.Cox PART II: CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CITIZENSHIP: A CONVERGENCE OF TESTING REGIMES? Citizenship Testing in the Anglophone Countries: UK, Canada, USA; M.Hargreaves Civic Integration in the Netherlands; C.Slade The Changing Scope of German Citizenship: From 'guest-worker' to citizen?; M.Möllering 'Do I feel Australian? No you tell me': Debating the Introduction of the Australian Formal Citizenship Test; E.Farrell PART III: CITIZENSHIP TESTS UNDER REVISION: PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS AND POPULAR ATTITUDES Citizenship and Identity: A Philosophical Perspective; C.Mackenzie Nativism as Citizenship: Immigration, Economic Hardship and the Politics of the Right; M.Goot & I.Watson From Earning the Privilege of Citizenship to Understanding its Responsibilities: An Update on Australian Citizenship Testing; M.Möllering & L.Silaghi Afterword; S.Wright Index