Dis-citizenship and migration : a critical discourse-analytical perspective

Wodak, Ruth (2013) Dis-citizenship and migration : a critical discourse-analytical perspective. Journal of Language, Identity and Education, 12 (3). pp. 173-178. ISSN 1534-8458

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Abstract

Inclusion and exclusion of migrants are renegotiated in the European Union on almost a daily scale: ever new policies defining and restricting immigration (usually from third world countries) are proposed by European member states. Thus, a return to ever more local policies and ideologies can be observed on many levels: traditions, rules, languages, visions, and imaginaries are affected. In this article, I suggest that we are currently experiencing a re/nationalisation in spite of (or perhaps because of) multiple globalising tendencies. Thus, citizenship and language tests are being or have already been introduced to all European nation states, thus emphasizing a revival of “the national language” as constitutive for access to employment, housing, or education and promising achievement of successful “integration.” In this way, migrants are perceived as having a “deficit” even if manifold tests provide evidence that native speakers (of German, for example) might also lack many language skills.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Language, Identity and Education
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? critical discourse studiescitizenship and language tests naturalisation european union austria united kingdom right wing populist rhetoric german language deficit and difference austrian freedom party (fpÖ) austrian people's party (Övp)linguistics and lan ??
ID Code:
65772
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Deposited On:
25 Jul 2013 09:16
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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15 Jul 2024 14:06