Project description
Tackling linguistic domination
Linguistic domination refers to the phenomenon when a person, a group or a political institution controls the legal or official recognition of the language of a person or a group as well as the conditions in which they speak that language. The EU-funded Speaking Freely project aims to promote linguistic justice by tackling the issue of linguistic domination. The methodology of the project will propose innovative mechanisms to address linguistic domination based on the concept of self-government, for instance as found in federalism, which appears to be a good solution as it provides a less centralised framework and tends to include linguistic minorities.
Objective
Linguistic diversity is a common feature of contemporary societies, leading political philosophers to question how best to approach such diversity and the conflicts it sometimes engenders. One morally significant phenomenon that linguistically diverse societies are prone to is linguistic domination. This occurs whenever a person or group is subject to uncontrolled interference over their linguistic status (the legal/official recognition of a language), conditions (the social conditions in which individuals and groups perform their daily linguistic practices) and use (the daily linguistic practices of individuals and groups) by some other person, group or political institution.
Theories of linguistic justice have so far neglected the concept of linguistic domination, and one important aim of my project is to demonstrate that eliminating it is a necessary condition for linguistic justice. In addition to establishing the centrality of linguistic domination for theories of linguistic justice, my project will draw on insights from the study of federal societies to propose innovative mechanisms to address it. Federalism involves dividing political power amongst central government and sub-state units, including linguistic minorities, and as such can provide the basis for institutional remedies against domination.
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
-
H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
MAIN PROGRAMME
See all projects funded under this programme -
H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
See all projects funded under this programme
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
See all projects funded under this funding scheme
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
See all projects funded under this callCoordinator
Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
- Limerick
Ireland
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.