The 'Politics of Speed' and Language Integration Policies: On Recent Developments in Austria

Autor/in	Flubacher, Mi-Cha
Titel	The 'Politics of Speed' and Language Integration Policies: On Recent Developments in Austria
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 26 (2023) 10, S.1159-1169 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Flubacher, Mi-Cha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
DOI	10.1080/13670050.2021.1954387
Schlagwörter	German; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Political Influences; Democracy; Social Integration; Bilingualism; Bilingual Education; Immigrants; Language Attitudes; Language Planning; Public Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; Acculturation; Legislation; Austria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Deutscher; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Demokratie; Soziale Integration; Bilingualismus; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Sprachverhalten; Sprachwechsel; Öffentliche Ordnung; Akkulturation; Gesetzgebungslehre; Österreich
Abstract	Taking the hasty implementation of 'German support classes' in Austria in 2018 as a starting point, I will lay out recent political developments in Austria similarly marked by speed, i.e. I will focus on language "integration policies" in more detail, which form a central concern for studies on bilingualism and bilingual education with regard to compulsory language learning in the context of migration policies. In order to understand the role of speed in this contemporary development (i.e. introduction and revision) of language integration policies, I will introduce speed as a theoretical concept, before turning back to what I will call the Austrian case of "politics of speed," which goes hand in hand with executive decreeing and a disregard of parliamentary democracy. As I argue in the concluding discussion, this has serious effects on institutions and the population, in the form of "institutional lag" and "systemic confusion." It is my aim to tease out how this politics of speed results in a culture of confusion that, in the end, could serve a political purpose. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01