Multilingual Encounters in Europe's Institutional Spaces

Johann W. Unger is Lecturer and Academic Director of Summer Programmes at the University of Lancaster, UK.Michal Krzyzanowski is Full Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Örebro University, Sweden.Ruth Wodak is Distinguished Professor of Discourse Studies at Lancaster University, UK.

This is a highly interesting, well-researched and well-edited book. It is very useful for scholars interested in multilingualism and discourse studies, and it provides an excellent methodological tool-kit for future research. In its practical implications, it is also highly relevant for policy makers both on the national and EU levels -- Lelija Socanac, University of Zagreb, Croatia Linguist List

• Introduction: Encountering Multilingualism in Europe's Institutions, Johann W Unger, Michal Krzyzanowski and Ruth WodakPart I: Private sector institutions 2. Language management measures and their impact in companies operating in a context of linguistic diversity, Georges Lüdi (University of Basel)3. Language choice and participation management in international work meetings, Vicky Markaki, Sara Merlino, Lorenza Mondada, Florence Oloff and Véronique Traverso (ICAR Research Lab, Lyon)Part II: National and supranational (political) institutions 4. The state's instrumentalisation of linguistic diversity: Swiss multilingualism as a national profit?, Alexandre Duchêne (University of Fribourg) and Alfonso Del Percio (University of St Gallen)5. Multilingual Communication in Europe's Supranational Spaces: Developments and Challenges in European Union Institutions, Michal Krzyzanowski (Örebro University)6. The European Parliament: Multilingual Experiences in the Everyday Life of MEPs, Ruth Wodak (Lancaster University)7. Multilingual practices in the European Commission, Bernhard Forchtner (Freie Universtät Berlin)Part III: Educational institutions 8. 'It's like winning the lottery': Discourses of aspiration and distinction in the local school economy, Adrian Blackledge and Angela Creese (Birmingham University)9. The genealogy of educational change: educating to capitalise migrant students, Luisa Martín Rojo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)10. Negotiating Multilingualism in Flemish Higher Education, Frank van Splunder (University of Antwerp)11. Building a multilingual university in institutional policies and everyday practices, Emilee Moore (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya) and Luci Nussbaum (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)Bibliography Index