The use of language as a means of political communication, as a medium for both exercising and challenging authority, and as a tool for both shaping and rejecting perceptions has long been recognized by political scientists, linguists, sociologists, and communication experts.
Main Focus Areas
At the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, the only department in Greece at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels exclusively devoted to translation, interpreting, and the functional relationship between European and non-European languages, we have the experience, expertise, and staff to thoroughly examine the following 3 main areas:
- Use of language and all forms of verbal and non-verbal communication for political purposes – in the broader sense
- Language policies, which may include educational policies, control of minority languages, homogenization, creation of new idiolects, etc.
- Diachronic study of European and non-European languages as "vehicles" of cultural goods.
Topics for Examination
Within the framework of the Center for Language and Politics, the following topics will be explored:
