University of North Texas 
Date:
University of North Texas October 4-6, 2018
Political instability and violence create the environment for language loss and resulting social instability. Establishing the intersecting causes and consequences of political and social instability as tied to language is of interest to national security. The purpose of the Political Instability and Language Endangerment Conference is to develop a thorough understanding of how political instability and violence break apart communities and erode their ability to pass down their written and spoken word. This interdisciplinary conference will bring together experts from political science, linguistics and other fields to develop a global and comprehensive account of the intersection of politics and language endangerment. Broader impacts include the engagement of undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom are first generation and themselves from underrepresented groups, by providing networking and co-authoring opportunities to mentor students and to provide training that will be invaluable in both private and public sector work.