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AbstractBrussels has a long history of language conflict. The traditional Dutch-French language disputes that characterized large parts of the nineteenth and the early twentieth century resulted in a specific pacification model based on the institutionalization of the language cleavage between the Flemish and the Francophones. However, due to processes of immigration and the current multilingual nature of the population this model is put under pressure. The traditional political discourse based on the identification of the population with one of the two traditional communities no longer corresponds to the reality of everyday life. Rather than being used as the prime concept of identification with one of the traditional language groups, languages are used in a much more instrumental way in today's Brussels. This article discusses the effect of this evolution on the traditional Dutch-French language conflict associated with Belgium's capital city.

A selection of the best presentations given at the 3rd International Linguistic Landscape Workshop, which took place at the University of Strasbourg in May 2010. --

The study of linguistic landscapes, the analysis and interpretation of the relationships between languages and spaces, is a blooming field in current sociolinguistics. In all their diversity, linguistic landscapes can be seen as the linguistic mirror of the dynamics of our globalised society. This book offers a selection of the best presentations given at the 3rd International Linguistic Landscape Workshop, which took place at the University of Strasbourg in May 2010. The various contributions offer new perspectives on the mapping of multilingualism in different social contexts, and analyse how the linguistic landscape reflects social change. The book includes chapters in French and in English and provides a wide array of case studies dealing with language policy, political activism, art, advertising, religion, literacy, education and migration

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction / Caliendo, Giuditta / Janssens, Rudi / Slembrouck, Stef / Van Avermaet, Piet -- Part 1: Tensions between language policies and language practices -- 1. Language policies versus language practices: A new language conflict? / Janssens, Rudi -- 2. Multilingualism and immigration in the educational system: The case of Italian schools / Catenaccio, Paola / Garzone, Giuliana -- Part 2: Responses to multilingual challenges in the field of societal practices -- 3. Rescaling the problem of language difference: Some observations for policy and practice of language support in an era of globalisation / Slembrouck, Stef -- 4. "Only dirty things!" Functions of mother tongue use in collaborative group work / Jordens, Kathelijne / Van den Branden, Kris / Van Gorp, Koen -- Part 3: Responses to multilingual challenges in the context of family policies and practices -- 5. Urban multilingualism and family language policy / Lanza, Elizabeth -- 6. Multilingual family practices: An interactional study / Van Mensel, Luk -- Part 4: New ways of mapping multilingual proficiency -- 7. Sociopragmatic competence and second language acquisition: Learners of English in a study abroad context / Caliendo, Giuditta / Magliacane, Annarita -- 8. The building of textual cohesion in the narrations of bilingual children: Implications for bilingualism and multilingual societies / Giuliano, Patrizia -- Conclusion / Lanza, Elizabeth / Caliendo, Giuditta / Janssens, Rudi / Slembrouck, Stef / Van Avermaet, Piet -- Index

The number of municipal councillors and aldermen in the Brussels-Capital Region is relatively high, and increases at each election. In the debates on the functioning of the political institutions of the Region the idea to reduce the number of local representatives is regularly raised. This contribution explores the possible implications of such a reduction. Three scenarios are examined: a reduction by 10 %, by 20 % and by 30 %. For each of these scenarios, the consequences for the ideological diversity in the municipal councils, the workload for the representatives and the aldermen, the formation of coalitions, the gender balances and the position of the Dutch speaking elected representatives are simulated. For the smaller fractions, the Dutch speaking representatives and the gender balances the effects are clearly negative. ; SCOPUS: re.j ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Le nombre de conseillers communaux et d'échevins dans la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale est relativement élevé et augmente à chaque élection. Au cours des débats sur le fonctionnement des institutions politiques de la Région, l'idée de réduire le nombre de mandataires locaux est régulièrement mise sur la table. La présente contribution étudie les implications possibles d'une telle diminution. Trois scénarios sont envisagés :une diminution de 10 %, de 20 % et de 30 %. Pour chacun de ces scénarios, une simulation a été faite de ses effets sur le pluralisme dans les conseils communaux, sur la charge de travail des conseillers et échevins, sur la formation de coalitions, sur les équilibres de genres et sur la position des élus néerlandophones. Pour les petits groupes, pour les néerlandophones et pour l'égalité des genres, les effets seraient clairement négatifs. ; Cet article est une traduction de :Minder lokale mandatarissen in Brussel? Scenario's en impact (https://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1868) Autre(s) traduction(s) de cet article :Fewer local representatives in Brussels? Scenarios and impact (https://journals.openedition.org/brussels/1913) ; SCOPUS: re.j ; info:eu-repo/semantics/published