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ID24092944
AuthorsCécile B Vigouroux (0000-0002-3713-8682, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume42
Issue1
Pages379-397
Publication date2013-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-anthro-092611-145804
OpenAlexW4244820807
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited49

This review unravels different facets of la Francophonie, both as an international institution dedicated to the defense of French and as a group of people who speak or are united by French. Having been highly ideological since its beginnings and its association with France's colonial history, the very idea of la Francophonie has aroused passionate debates both within and without. Although it was officially launched as a cultural community seeking to develop economic partnership, it has evolved into a political organization promoting human rights and democracy and defending cultural diversity against Anglo-American hegemony. From a linguistic point of view, la Francophonie is approached in light of the centuries-long ideology of French as a universal language whose vitality is threatened by other languages. This review also shows that the political discourse of the institutional Francophonie has not always been in tune with that of its main agents, the Francophones.

Colonialism · Democracy · French · Hegemony · Ideology · Institution · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Vitality · History · Law · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender

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Unique citing works18
Citations per year1,5
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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