Cecilia Gialdini

List of John Benjamins publications in which Cecilia Gialdini is involved.

Title

Multidimensional Linguistic Justice: Developing a Capability-Based Index for Language Policy

Cecilia Gialdini

How can linguistic justice be achieved and measured in increasingly multilingual societies? This book offers an innovative framework for advancing just and effective Language Policy and Planning (LPP) by transforming the abstract ideal of linguistic justice into a practical tool for assessment and… read more

[Studies in World Language Problems, 11] 2026. xvi, 208 pp. + index

Articles

Gialdini, Cecilia 2025 Talking over the catastrophe: Linguistic justice in disaster risk reduction Language Problems and Language Planning 49:2, pp. 153–177 | Article

This paper explores the critical need to integrate linguistic justice into disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience planning. Linguistic injustice can cause enduring harm even in ordinary times, limiting access to essential services, marginalising minority groups, and deepening social… read more

Gialdini, Cecilia 2024 Language-based capabilities to conceptualise linguistic justice Language Problems and Language Planning 48:1, pp. 26–47 | Article

This article proposes an application of the capability approach (CA) within linguistic justice, adopting a capability-based approach. The aim is to break down the concept into language-based capabilities associated with public goods, which can be evaluated through qualitative or quantitative… read more