"The Language(s) of Politics: Multilingual Policymaking in the EU"
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- Department of Political Science, EU Center, Global Studies
- Location
- room 404, David Kinley Hall
- Date
- Nov 11, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 pm
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- 21
Multilingualism is increasingly a feature of international organizations where consequential political decisions are negotiated between politicians who negotiate on a few commonly shared, non-native language. This lecture by Nils Ringe (Professor of Political Science, UW-Madison) shows how the European Union illustrates the way politicians’ reliance on shared foreign languages and translation services, predominantly English and French, affects politics and policymaking. https://tinyurl.com/4yvfff4x