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Stay up-to-date with expertise related to activities in areas/locations around the world where elements of ethno-linguistic conflict exist.
Past Projects
Report for the Department of State on public/open source data sets regarding civilian casualties.
Report to AECOM (global infrastructure firm) for projects in South Sudan, regarding “hate speech” as a component of ethnolinguistic conflict.
Study Abroad Country-level Report for the University of South Carolina, regarding study abroad potentialities in Indonesia.
Report for the Castleberry Peace Institute at the University of North Texas on the research viability of witness testimony given to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugolavia (ICTY).
Study Abroad Program Assessment for the University of South Carolina, regarding a study abroad program site in the Peloponnese Region of Greece.
Language Conflict Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia of Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict is a curated digital source of information about ethnolinguistic conflicts and language rights violations around the world, information not readily available elsewhere. Conflict cases are geo-located, with information about the state/territory of the conflict, the ethnolinguistic parties to it, its history and linguistic background, and relevant language rights issues.…
Read More2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote them at the national and international levels. The 2019 LSA Institute will highlight the importance of indigenous and endangered languages in…
Read MoreVoices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment & Political Violence
Stanley Dubinsky and Harvey Starr presented Invited talks at Voices in Dangerous Times: Language Endangerment & Political Violence. A workshop sponsored by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Smithsonian Castle, Washington DC. March 22, 2019. Download the flyer
Read MoreLSA Annual Meeting Workshop: Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project
Stanley Dubinsky, Michael Gavin, and Harvey Starr presented a workshop, titled Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America, held at the Sheraton New York Times Square in January 2019. Workshop: Global Ethnolinguistic Conflict: An Internet Encyclopedia Project Room: New York Ballroom West Organizer: Stanley…
Read MoreGlobal Ethnolinguistic Conflict, Redux
by Stanley Dubinsky (Posted by Victoria Willingale on December 27, 2018) Originally posted here: http://cup.linguistlist.org/academic-books/global-ethnolinguistic-conflict-redux/ In February 2018, a visit to Corsica by French President Macron refocused media attention on the issue of Corsican nationalism, a century old movement that seeks Corsican separation from France in “a centralized state with a single, national identity and only one…
Read MoreConference on Language Endangerment and Political Instability
Stanley Dubinsky and Harvey Starr were invited presenters at the Conference on Language Endangerment and Political Instability, held on the campus of the University of North Texas in October 2018. This conference sought to develop a thorough understanding of how political instability and violence break apart communities and erode their ability to pass down their written and…
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