Gazzola, Michele (2016) A ‘one-language’ EU policy would foster elitism and hit disproportionately the least advantaged. Democratic Audit UK (20 Aug 2016). Website.
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Abstract
In an increasingly anglo-centric world, is multilingualism still needed in the European Union? The answer is a resounding yes, according to a study by Michele Gazzola. Analysing Eurostat data, he finds that making English the only official language of the EU would exclude approximately four out of five EU citizens from having a deep understanding of official information. This would in turn foster inequality in the access to EU tenders, and likely end up further fuelling Euroscepticism. As he argues, the 0.0087% of the EU’s GDP invested in multilingualism is a price well worth paying to ensure linguistic inclusion.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jun 2017 12:30 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 01:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80576 |
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