Language, Hegemony and the European Union

Re-examining ‘Unity in Diversity’

Glyn Williams, Gruffudd Williams (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XIV, 330 Seiten

2018 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-81506-0 (ISBN)

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This book critically examines the European Union's "Unity in Diversity" mantra with regard to language. It uses a theoretical framework based on hegemony both as a system and as a relationship. Operating within sociolinguistics, the book replaces the notion of ideology in poststructuralist thought with that of hegemony. The authors argue that forging unity across language communities contradicts the tenets of classical liberal theory. Global neo-liberalism influences this orthodoxy, shifting the parameters of power and political control. Over nine chapters, the authors cover topics such as globalization and social change, justice, governance and education. The book will be of interest to sociolinguists, political scientists, sociologists, as well as scholars of language and globalization and European studies.

Glyn Williams is a former Ford Foundation Foreign Fellow and was educated at the University of Wales, UK, and the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Prior to retirement he worked at the University of San Francisco, USA, Bangor University, UK, Cardiff University, UK and Ramon Llull University, Spain. He is author or co-author of thirteen books and more than a hundred academic papers. Gruffudd Williams is an independent scholar educated at University College, London, UK, and Oxford University, UK. He went on to work at the European Commission in Brussels. He is currently employed in private practice at the London office of an international law firm.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The EU Discourse.- Chapter 3: Globalisation and Social Change.- Chapter 4: Disciplinarity and Language.- Chapter 5: Justice.- Chapter 6: The Legal Order.- Chapter 7: Governance.- Chapter 8: Education.- Chapter 9: Unity in Diversity.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.03.2022
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 330 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	4447 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	European Union language policy • European Union Politics • Globalisation • Language and Society • language communities • Language Policy
ISBN-10	3-319-81506-7 / 3319815067
ISBN-13	978-3-319-81506-0 / 9783319815060
Zustand	Neuware