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EUC Summer Curriculum Workshop 2020

A research guide supporting the Summer Curriculum Workshop held by the European Union Center at UIUC (2020).

Further Reading

A short selection of related ebooks at UIUC; additional titles are available through the Library Catalog. Contact the library at your home institution to request access to these titles.

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Palgrave Handbook of Minority Languages and Communities by Gabrielle Hogan-Brun and Bernadette O'Rourke (Editors)
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9781137540669
Publication Date: 2019
Minority Languages from Western Europe and Russia by S. A. Moskvicheva and Alain Viaut
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9783030243401
Publication Date: 2019
Europe in Green by Giulia Parola
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9788376560625
Publication Date: 2013-10-24
Turkey and the European Union by Cigdem Nas; Yonca Özer
Call Number: Online Resource
ISBN: 9781409445302
Publication Date: 2012-10-15

Turkish Studies Research Guide
Beginner's guide to Turkish Studies with links to resources at UIUC and on the web.

Topics and Speakers

Minority Languages in the European Union
- Alessia Zulato, World Language Teacher, Marist High School and PhD Student in French Linguistics, UIUC
Inclusion as an Instrument of Peace-Building in Post-COVID-19 World
- Larry Leck, Adjunct Humanities Professor and Coordinator for Center for Nonviolence, College of Lake County
Environmental Legislation and Challenges of Climate Change
- Warren Lavey, Adjunct Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, UIUC
Teaching the Challenges of Modern Turkey
- Perin Gurel, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Notre Dame
- Ercan Balci, Lecturer in Turkish, Boston University
- Ozge Evcen. PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction, UIUC

Recommended Reading

The following resources have been recommended by our presenters as supplementary material for interested participants.

Minority Languages

Endangered Minority and Regional Languages ('Dialects') in Italy
Overview of minority languages in Italy.
Citation: Coluzzi, Poolo. 2016. Endangered minority and regional languages ('dialects') in Italy. Modern Italy 14(1), 39-54. doi:10.1080/13532940802278546.

Multilingual Europe by Guus Extra (Editor); Durk Gorter (Editor)
Call Number: P115.5.E85 M846 2008
ISBN: 9783110205121
Publication Date: 2008-08-19
Recommended:
-Introduction: The Constellation of Languages in Europe: An Inclusive Approach, p. 3
-French and France: Language and State, , p. 87
-Catalan in Spain, p. 157
-Immigrant Languages in Italy, p. 293

Inclusion & Peace

Social Inclusion - EU - European Commission
An overview of Social Inclusion as part of the EU Cohesion Policy, along with links for further reading.
Inclusive Peace Processes are Key to Ending Violent Conflict
Peace Brief from the United States Institute of Peace (2017).
The Missing Peace
Independent progress study on youth, peace, and security (2018).
The Missing Peace (Background)
Motivation and procedures for the independent study on youth, peace, and security.
Why Does Inclusion Matter for Peace?
Overview and links from Dr. Teresa Dumasy (2018).

Climate Change

European Commission 2020 Climate & Energy Package
Policy overviews, documentation, and studies related to EU climate and energy legislation and 2020 targets.
EU COVID-19 recovery plan must be green and ambitious, say MEPs
European Parliament news article (April 21st, 2020)