Transnational dynamics have significantly changed established notions of communities and
belonging. Transnational perspectives however remain marginal in research on European identities
which has typically conceptualised the latter as emerging from and relying on essential national
referents. Drawing on data derived from members of a…[Read more]

This paper contributes to the advancement of the established body of literature on language and identity by ascertaining how discursive representations of multilingualism at an institutional level have interplayed with the construction and the definition of European identities. Using the Discourse Historical Approach (Wodak 2001), the analysis…[Read more]

This paper analyses the discourses produced on their websites by the two organisations that conducted the official ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ campaigns in the Brexit referendum. The analysis, which adopts the general orientation of the Discourse Historical Approach in CDS, is aimed at illuminating the main discursive strategies, argumentative schemes…[Read more]