Vol. 147 in the Multilingual matters series.

Includes bibliographical references.

CHAPTER 1: EUROPEAN MULTILINGUALISM: POLITICAL SCOPE

1.1. Multilingualism and the Diversity Debate

1.2. European Multilingualism: Towards a Comprehensive Policy Framework
1.2.1. Language education policy -- 1.2.2. Linguistic minorities policy -- 1.2.3. EU institutional language regime -- 1.2.4. Positions and challenges

CHAPTER 2: EUROPEAN MULTILINGUALISM AS A FIELD OF RESEARCH

2.1. Multilingualism: A Multidisciplinary Field of Research

CHAPTER 3: THE LINEE PROJECT

3.1. Theoretical Dimension

3.2. LINEE Key Concepts
3.2.1. Culture -- 3.2.2. Discourse -- 3.2.3. Identity -- 3.2.4. Ideology -- 3.2.5. Knowledge -- 3.2.6. Language policy and planning -- 3.2.7. Multi-competence -- 3.2.8. Power and conflict

3.3. Methodological Issues
3.3.1. Central question and methodological framework -- 3.3.2. Basic models of qualitative social research -- 3.3.3. Conceptual background: levels of analysis -- 3.3.4. Research strategy: degree of openness -- 3.3.5. Method(s) -- 3.3.6. Conclusion

3.4. Lines of tension: Emerging from LINEE

CHAPTER 4: EUROPEAN MULTILINGUALISM BEYOND LINEE

4.1. Re-conceptualizing European Multilingualism
4.1.1. European multilingualism: Container of national languages -- 4.1.2. Language equality principle -- 4.1.3. The 'legitimate' plurilingual repertoire -- 4.1.4. European multilingualism and migration

4.2. Towards an Integrative View of European Multilingualism

"This book provides a broad sociolinguistic perspective on major questions of political and cultural Europeanization. It is concerned with European multilingualism as it actually results from the intersecting endeavour of policy making and scientific research. This volume argues that the EU must overcome the major discrepancies of its linguistic diversity politics by developing into a multiple inclusive society beyond the nation-state in order to seriously unfold European multilingualism as a political goal. Expanding on the theoretical and methodological approaches developed within the EU project LINEE (Languages in a Network of European Excellence), this book further focuses on the LINEE key variables of European multilingualism i.e. 'culture', 'discourse', 'identity', 'ideology', 'knowledge', 'LPP', 'multi-competence', and 'power & conflict'. Against this background, this study argues for reconceptualising European multilingualism on the basis of an integrative and multi-focal approach." (Publisher's Website)

Readership Level:
Postgraduate, Research / Professional, Undergraduate