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Ruchy i inicjatywy społeczne na rzecz języka Ukraińskiego. Kulturotwórcze strategie oporu
Movements and Activities for the Benefit of Ukrainian Language. Strategies of Cultural Resistance

Author(s): Jurij Hałajko, Marta Zimniak-Hałajko
Subject(s): Politics, Language studies, Radical sociology , Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Collegium Civitas
Keywords: Ukrainian language; Russification; social movements; language policy; cultural citizenship;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the activities of social movements for Ukrainian language in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution till present time (2005-2017). It explores strategies employed by these movements and fields of their operation (including struggle for consumer rights, grassroots production and distribution of Ukrainian language content, promotion of Ukrainian language use, legislative initiatives) as well as their prospective influence on state policy.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 161-185
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish