Objective Due to new language policies, new forms of mobility, new media and technologies, new methods of research, new dangers to minority languages, and new forms of globalization, the linguistic landscape in Europe is experiencing a profound transformation. There is a wealth of research on the teaching and use of major European languages as vehicular languages, and abundant information on the use of minority and heritage languages in Europe. However, as a basis for coherent language policy-making in Europe, we still need a systematic way to describe and measure the balance between different European languages and the impact of this balance on linguistic and cultural diversity. The project ELDIA (European Linguistic Diversity for All) combines linguistic, sociological, legal, and statistical experts from seven European countries into a consortium committed to investigating multilingualism and linguistic diversity. The research will be based on societal context analyses and fieldwork among both majority and minority speakers from samples of carefully selected multilingual speaker communities along the main cultural watershed of Europe, on both sides of the great East-West frontier and in different socio-political contexts. The central aim of the project is to create an easily applicable measurement instrument, the European Language Vitality Barometer (EuLaViBar), which can be used for the investigation of further language situations within and outside Europe. The project will also create a novel dataset for future research and will substantially contribute to the international networking of early-career researchers. Above all, by departing from the reality of multilingualism and focusing on multicultural identities and the agency of individual speakers, the project will contribute to the practical and scholarly understanding of the mechanisms of language diversity in an unprecedented way. Fields of science humanitieslanguages and literaturegeneral language studies Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2009-5.2.1. - Vehicular languages in Europe in an era of globalisation: history, policy, practice Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2009-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAT MAINZ EU contribution € 781 517,00 Address Saarstrasse 21 55122 Mainz Germany See on map Region Rheinland-Pfalz Rheinhessen-Pfalz Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anneli Sarhimaa (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 514 650,24 Address Yliopistonkatu 3 00014 Helsingin yliopisto See on map Region Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Riho Grünthal (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT WIEN Austria EU contribution € 243 283,50 Address Universitatsring 1 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Johanna Laakso (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TARTU ULIKOOL Estonia EU contribution € 217 680,00 Address Ulikooli 18 51005 Tartu See on map Region Eesti Eesti Lõuna-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Karl Pajusalu (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Stiftelsen Ålands fredsinstitut Finland EU contribution € 264 516,00 Address Hamngatan 4 221 01 Mariehamn See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sia Spiliopoulou åkermark (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OULUN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 444 840,00 Address Pentti kaiteran katu 1 90014 Oulu See on map Region Manner-Suomi Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Arto Eljander (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZA V MARIBORU Slovenia EU contribution € 129 720,00 Address Slomskov trg 15 2000 Maribor See on map Region Slovenija Vzhodna Slovenija Podravska Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Anna Kolláth (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET Participation ended Sweden EU contribution € 73 059,26 Address Universitetsvagen 10 10691 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jarmo Lainio (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data