This second article aims to build upon the picture described in the [previous episode](https://www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/eureka/languages-in-aosta-valley-an-initial-less-conventional-picture-from-the-inside) and to propose some possible explanations, as well as some considerations on why Aosta Valley should be considered as an interesting case study.

Languages in Aosta Valley – Countering old research narratives in political and legal studies

This two-episode blog article was born for two reasons. The first is that I have had several discussions with colleagues and professors about my own region, and I have often noticed puzzled reactions when I describe how Aosta Valley actually is from my insider point of view. The second is that, when I set out to study the legal and political literature on Aosta Valley, I understood those questioning stares. 

The first episode provides a picture of Aosta Valley’s linguistic context by focusing on legal provisions and actual practice.

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Languages in Aosta Valley – An initial less conventional picture from the inside

An attentive follower of French politics might have noticed that a presumed dead subject has recently re-emerged at the forefront of political debate in France, almost provoking an internal scandal in the governing party of president Macron: the teaching of regional languages.  

The equality-plurality paradox in language matters and how France and Italy deal with it

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Languages in Aosta Valley – Countering old research narratives in political and legal studies

Languages in Aosta Valley – An initial less conventional picture from the inside

The equality-plurality paradox in language matters and how France and Italy deal with it