The Occitanists and the EU: a minority's turn around

Authors

Henri A. Jeanjean, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

94925

Publication Details

Jeanjean, H. (2014). The Occitanists and the EU: a minority's turn around. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 1 (3), 77-82.

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International Journal of Education and Social Science

Abstract

The concept of French identity has always been linked with French language. Regional movements, such as the occitans, fighting for the survival of their culture and their language, have historically posed a challenge to the very concept of France as an identity which, in its most accepted form, denies the existence of other languages, cultures and identities within its borders.