Kashubian Identity and Education as Key Elements of Language Policy
Kashubian Identity and Education as Key Elements of Language Policy

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the issue of language policy implementation in Kashubia, the main motivational force behind its im-plementation being the Kashubian movement. Its beginnings reach back to the mid-19th century and currently the most important active organisation, which has been in existence since 1956, is the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. This article will analyse the process of the movement’s institutionalisation as well as its pluralisation in the period after 1989. The article will also describe the changes in identity in Kashubian society taking into account the language and ethnicity declarations in the general censuses (2002 and 2011) and changes in legislation. The most critical element has been the development of Kashubian education as the basic tool for implementing language policy.

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