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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Catalonia"”.
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Rescaling the State: The Politics of Educational Decentralization in Catalonia
… policies of educational decentralization in Catalonia, Spain. It provides an account of the ways in which these policies are articulated and rearticulated through Catalonia's engagement with national, supranational, and global pressures. It is based on fieldwork conducted across three …
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Idioma com a veu: Teacher perspectives on language policy in Catalonia
… through the eyes of language teachers in the Catalonia region of Spain. Three interviews with teachers from the greater Barcelona area as well as the Tarragona province are of primary focus to this analysis, complemented by statistical evidence on population demographics and language use. The …
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A comparative, diachronic study of television dubbing in Galicia and Catalonia (1983-2007)
… of dubbing for television in Galicia and Catalonia from the mid-1980s to 2007. Drawing on approaches in comparative translation studies, this thesis aims to analyse, compare and triangulate different forms of historical macro-, meso- and micro-level data from two case studies to uncover …
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Early introduction of trilingual education in primary schools in Ireland and Catalonia: a comparative study
… work. This thesis looks at the experience of Catalonia, where this challenge has already been overcome with regard to second language acquisition, and compares it with Ireland’s experience. In Catalonia, there is a long tradition of early immersion education in Catalan; the agenda has now …
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Representing a Minority Group in Multinational Federal Systems: Career Patterns in Catalonia, Scotland and Wallonia
Dans nos démocraties représentatives, comprendre « qui » gouverne et plus précisément « comment » et « pourquoi » certains accèdent aux positions de pouvoir a toujours été un enjeu démocratique majeur. Avec les processus de régionalisation et de fédéralisation observés à travers le monde, cette …
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Secessionism on the Rise: Frames, Media Bias, and Strategies of Political Parties in Catalonia (2010-2014) and Scotland (2012-2016)
… support for secessionism. Over the last decade, Catalonia and Scotland have enjoyed the highest level of political mobilization for secession in the European Union. This research highlights the role of the media in changing attitudes toward independence and studies regionalist parties' strategic …
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Paradiplomacy and Protodiplomacy in World Practice: A Comparative Case Study of Conflict and International Development in Quebec, Catalonia and Kurdistan
… Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran) with Quebec and Catalonia, this study focuses on progressive vs. antagonist policies/practices of states towards SEs. Investigating the intersection between paradiplomacy, international development and conflict in divided societies, this study argues that …
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Sub-state nationalism and social solidarity : essays on Spain and the United Kingdom
… Kingdom, where recent independence referenda in Catalonia and Scotland illustrate that sub-state nationalism is neither confined to weak states nor a thing of the past. In the first paper, I argue that the mobilization of sub-state identity in Spain influences preferences for what I term policy …
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Which Way for Catalan and Galician?
… Minority Language Attitudes in Galicia and Catalonia Chair: Professor Anthony Beltramo Despite legitimate fears of the effects twenty-first century globalization will have on linguistic diversity, vigorous efforts are being made to maintain minority languages in multi-national/ethnic states …
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Which Way for Catalan and Galician?
… Minority Language Attitudes in Galicia and Catalonia Chair: Professor Anthony Beltramo Despite legitimate fears of the effects twenty-first century globalization will have on linguistic diversity, vigorous efforts are being made to maintain minority languages in multi-national/ethnic states …
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Identity, culture and belonging in the iron mining landscape of the Canigou Mountain, France.
… heart of a long history of iron-mining. Known as Catalonia du Nord (North Catalonia) or French Catalonia, the region is a blend of French and Catalan cultures and the Canigou mountain, which is at the heart of this study, is the symbol of Catalans on either side of the border. Situated in a rural …
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DISH Everywhere: Study of the Pathogenesis of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and of its Prevalence in England and Catalonia from the Roman to the Post-Medieval Time Period
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a spondyloarthropathy traditionally defined as having spinal and extra-spinal manifestations. However its diagnostic criteria only allow the identification of advanced DISH and there is little consensus regarding the extra-spinal enthesopathies. In …
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Geografia emocional d'un exode: La retirada republicana de 1939
… at the end of the Spanish Civil War in Catalonia during the months of January and February 1939. Thus, it complements existing historiographical scholarship on the Spanish Civil War and Spanish Republican Exile, especially with regard to what was experienced in Catalan territory. …
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Nacionalinių tapatybių įtaka secesijos procesui: Katalonijos atvejis /
In terms of political context of Catalonia‘s referendum and declaration of independence, it‘s relevant to analyse Catalans‘ national identity and its main structural elements. The main cause for the study was to identify whether catalans‘ identity is constructed through the opposite narratives and …
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Tension, transgressions, and (contested) coexistence: Linguistic landscapes of Barcelona
… is the appropriate language for public use in Catalonia, but which does not explicitly reject the public use of Castilian. iii. The FRAME OF BILINGUAL CATALONIA: Within this frame, Catalan and Castilian are conceptualized as not existing in competition with one another, with each being a …
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Translation Policies of Minoritised Languages through Organised Activism: a Comparative Study of Catalan and Welsh
… have been crucial in securing language rights in Catalonia and Wales over the last six decades, and their campaigns and initiatives have resulted in supportive legislation. While recent scholarship has recognised translation as a tool for social cohesion, little attention has been paid to the …
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Lessico nuovo in lingue di minoranza: ladino fassano e aranese a confronto.
… Italy) and Aranes spoken in the Aran Valley (Catalonia, Spain), as a means of evaluation of the vitality of these languages. The real grade of Ladin and Aranes is definitely endangered as UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger demonstrated in 2003, but I think that the rule of the …
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Tra Sardegna e Catalogna. Artisti e committenti nella prima età moderna alla luce delle fonti documentali
… sixteenth century in its relations with Catalonia. The primary objective is to search out new data on episodes and steps considered fundamental in the art, the knowledge of which is limited by the lack of documentation and the small number of surviving works; complementary objective is to …
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Analysis of spanish coastal tourism on the national, regional and local levels
… tourism are the regions of: The Canary Islands, Catalonia, Valencia, and Andalusia. Nevertheless, Catalonia, Valencia, and especially Andalusia are undergoing significant negative ecological episodes. The outcomes of questionnaires with restaurant directors demonstrated that the model of …
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