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Some Useful Sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 August 2025

Anna Simola ,
Hanna Kara Open the ORCID record for Hanna Kara [Opens in a new window] ,
Tobias Pötzsch Open the ORCID record for Tobias Pötzsch [Opens in a new window]  and
Camilla Nordberg Open the ORCID record for Camilla Nordberg [Opens in a new window]
Anna Simola
Affiliation:
UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Hanna Kara
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Tobias Pötzsch
Affiliation:
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Camilla Nordberg*
Affiliation:
Åbo Akademi University, Abo, Finland
*
Corresponding author: Camilla Nordberg; Email: camilla.nordberg@abo.fi
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Themed Section on Language and Linguistic Disadvantage in Diversifying and Restructuring Welfare States
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Social Policy and Society , Volume 24 , Issue 1: THEMED SECTION: Language and Linguistic Disadvantage in Diversifying and Restructuring Welfare States , January 2025 , pp. 169 - 170
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press

In this section we list some key resources on language and linguistic disadvantage that are of particular importance and relevance from the perspective of research on social policy in general, and street-level institutional encounters in particular. The main focus is on Special-issue journals and articles. Moreover, we have paid attention to literature of relevance to practitioners.

References

Social policies and practices in linguistically diverse welfare societies

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Language policies and linguistic justice

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Nation state, citizenship, and language hierarchies

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