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Pragmatic and Symbolic Value of Ukrainian and Russian in the Context of War: A case of Diasporic Communities in Germany and Austria
Within the conceptual framework of 'Languages and War', the paper focuses on the interplay of the pragmatic and symbolic value of Ukrainian and Russian in the war-affected Ukrainian diasporic communities in Germany and Austria. Thereby, the paper examines (potential) shifts in attitudes towards both languages and in their use through the evaluation of a specifically designed questionnaire (N= 390 respondents).
Learning from History? Parallelisms between Flemish and Ukrainian Political Emancipation
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced Europeans, and notably specialists of Central and Eastern Europe to reassess their positions and views, calling for a hard stance vis-à-vis the aggressor and a ‘decolonization’, i.e. de-Russification of the field. However, these positions and views only play into the hands of Russia, that sees its rhetoric of Russophobe Europe (and the by extension: the West) vindicated.