LANGUAGES – A TOOL IN THE HANDS OF NATIONALISTS AND GLOBALIST. THE CURRENT SITUATION IN EUROPE Cover Image

LANGUAGES – A TOOL IN THE HANDS OF NATIONALISTS AND GLOBALIST. THE CURRENT SITUATION IN EUROPE
LANGUAGES – A TOOL IN THE HANDS OF NATIONALISTS AND GLOBALIST. THE CURRENT SITUATION IN EUROPE

Author(s): Patryk Madej
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Civil Society, Governance, Public Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Language policy, citizenship; European Union; globalization; nationalism;

Summary/Abstract: Article „Languages – a tool in the hands of nationalists and globalists – the current situation in Europe” is going to present the current problem that appears on the Old Continent in the area of using the case of knowledge of languages to present the political situation. In the current times nationalistic tendencies are staring to be more visible – by in example rising of popularity of conservative and right-oriented parties or growing up of nationalist movements that are using xenophobic slogans. By focusing on the procedure of applying for citizenship of one of the European Union’s country, and on the position of languages in he European Union it is possible to understand some processes that are appearing in the political area. By taking into account these tendencies it is also possible to take attention on the fact of development of position of the languages in the Europe.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 82-91
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English