Linguapax
Symposium on Language and Peace, 7-8 July 2011
SYMPOSIUM ON LANGUAGE AND PEACE, 7-8 JULY 2011
Venue: European Legal Studies Centre, Süsterstr. 28
Thursday, 7 July 2011
SESSION ONE
11h00 Registration and refreshments
12h00 Opening and Welcome: Arnulf von Scheliha
12h15 Neville Alexander: The conditions under which language policy can affect social stability.
12h45 Ekkehard Wolff: Language and hegemonic power. How feasible is conflict management through language policy?
13h15 General reflections on Session one
13h30 LUNCH (MENSA)
SESSION TWO
15h00 Brigitta Busch: Language rights as fundamental human rights in a European perspective. A multi-dimensional approach.
15h30 Ingrid Gogolin: Language for participation. An educational research perspective on language, power and peace.
16h00 Etienne Sadembouo: Researching on Language and Peace in Africa.
16h30 Felix Marti: The case of the Catalan language. Some lessons.
17h00 Tea/Coffee
17h30 Fernando Ramallo: Language policy as a resource or as a problem for peace: a view from Galicia.
18h00 General reflections on Session two
18h30 Adjournment until 8 July
19h30 Dinner at Fricke Blöcks, Herderstr. 26
Friday, 8 July 2011
SESSION THREE
09h00 Jon Orman: Language policy and identity conflict in relation to Afrikaans in the post-apartheid era.
09h30 Aodan Mac Poilin: Linguistic politics and the Northern Ireland peace process.
10h00 Sozinho Matsinhe: The Language Issue and the Quest for Lasting Peace in Africa: Prospects and Challenges.
10h30 Roland Czada: TOPIC to be confirmed
11h00 Tea/Coffee
11h30 Alicia Fuentes-Calle: Linguapax perspectives on a "pax linguistica".
12h00 General reflections on Session three and follow-up activities
12h30 Arnulf von Scheliha: Closing remarks, Lunch and departures.