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Language and the Future of Europe:  Ideologies, Policies and Practices

With the accession to the EU of ten new member states on 1 May 2004, the process of social transformation within and across national boundaries throughout Europe will be given a new impetus. At the same time, the accelerated process of unification has renewed and heightened the tension between national and supra-national interests. One of the most tangible manifestations of this tension – between the promotion of, and resistance to, social, economic and political unification – is in conflicting language ideologies, policies and practices.

The conference will give an opportunity to look behind political rhetoric and consider both the attitudes that lie behind policy and the specific practices with which effective policy must be compatible. It will also consider the impact of European policies and practices on the wider world, including the consequences of colonial and neo-colonial legacies.

More detailed information about the conference can be found at: http://www.lang.soton.ac.uk/lipp/

Contact: Anna Efstathiadou-Adams, University of Southampton (prs1@soton.ac.uk or a.efstathiadou-adams@soton.ac.uk)

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