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In:Migration, Language, and Policy Discourse: Bridging the gap between policymaking and language assessment
Laura Schildt
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 59] 2026
► pp. 116–129

Chapter 7
Language in Flemish integration policy

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Article outline
  • The sociolinguistic development of Flanders
    • The early linguistic landscape
    • The rise of the Flemish movement
    • Language as one of many factors
    • Institutionalisation of linguistic boundaries
    • Migration and linguistic diversity
  • Migration to Flanders
    • Labour market and migration
  • Integration policy in Flanders
    • Early approaches to integration
    • The institutionalisation of integration policy
    • Policy reform and expansion
      • 1.Dutch language
      • 2.Social orientation
      • 3.Economic self-reliance
      • 4.Social networking
    • Contemporary integration governance
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