Ukrainian language policy gone astray

Csernicskó, István and Hires-László, Kornélia and Karmacsi, Zoltán and Márku, Anita and Máté, Réka and Tóth-Orosz, Enikő (2020) Ukrainian language policy gone astray. Termini Egyesület, Törökbálint. ISBN 9786158091459

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Abstract

On April 25, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine voted in favor of the Law of Ukraine “On Supporting the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language”. The law obliges all citizens to use the state language in all spheres of public life. The political elite who governed the state for the years 2014–2019 passed the State Language Law only when they had to pass power after losing the presidential election. The Law is unable to resolve the social tension that has arisen around the language issue. On the contrary, the law is the source of further conflicts. This analytical review indicates that the State Language Law contradicts Ukraine's international obligations. The Law of Ukraine “On Supporting the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language” is the wrong path of Ukrainian language policy.

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