Creole Language, Democracy, and the Illegible State in Cabo Verde

This book argues that the state in Cabo Verde is illegible since its operations, procedures, and processes are carried out through Portuguese, a language that most of the people do not understand. Consequently, the illegible state produces grave political consequences in overall political participation and the quality of democracy.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Language and Politics Nexus (1890s-1980s)
Chapter 2. Contemporary Politics of Language Policy (1991-2022)
Chapter 3. The International Politics of the Portuguese language
Chapter 4. Diaspora and the Language and Politics Nexus
Chapter 5. The Illegible State in Cabo Verde
Chapter 6. Language Policy and Political Participation
Chapter 7. The Politics of Linguistic Landscape
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Abel Djassi Amado

Summary

This book argues that the state in Cabo Verde is illegible since its operations, procedures, and processes are carried out through Portuguese, a language that most of the people do not understand. Consequently, the illegible state produces grave political consequences in overall political participation and the quality of democracy.

Product details

• Authors: Abel Djassi Amado
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781666922677
• ISBN: 978-1-66692-267-7
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Africa, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Politics & government, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies