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Prof. Alexandre Duchêne
© Alan Humerose
Member of the Board of Directors
+41 26 305 61 70alexandre.duchene@unifr.ch
Full Professor in the Sociology of language, UNIFR
Research interests
- Language and social inequality
- Multilingualism, school and social selection
- Multilingualism and the workplace
- Multilingualism, human migration and globalization
- Language politics, linguistic minorities
Research projects (direction)
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Lusophonia embraces different kind of groups and people. If they share the Portuguese language, on the one hand, they do not share the same historical position on the other. This project on language, identity and... more
Lusophonia embraces different kind of groups and people. If they share the Portuguese language, on the one hand, they do not share the same historical position on the other. This project on language, identity and... more
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Completed
This collaborative project aims at moving beyond common and acritical assumptions about capitalism and language that tend to take them for granted, without sufficiently interrogating their historical development, their... more
This collaborative project aims at moving beyond common and acritical assumptions about capitalism and language that tend to take them for granted, without sufficiently interrogating their historical development, their... more
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Completed
How can inequalities (in terms of social class, language, ability, race, gender) be addressed in the classroom by focussing on social processes and encouraging students to reflect on possible ways of challenging them?... more
How can inequalities (in terms of social class, language, ability, race, gender) be addressed in the classroom by focussing on social processes and encouraging students to reflect on possible ways of challenging them?... more
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Completed
Swiss National Science Foundation, project funding, project no. 159852 Using the healthcare industry as a site of study, this project aims to uncover the conditions in which particular configurations of language... more
Swiss National Science Foundation, project funding, project no. 159852 Using the healthcare industry as a site of study, this project aims to uncover the conditions in which particular configurations of language... more
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Completed
The purpose of this project is to conduct a detailed analysis on language census issues in Switzerland since the 19th century and to better understand the role this tool plays in the Swiss political landscape. This... more
The purpose of this project is to conduct a detailed analysis on language census issues in Switzerland since the 19th century and to better understand the role this tool plays in the Swiss political landscape. This... more
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Completed
This literature review aims to present an overview of scientific research on the social, political and linguistic issues of language census by analysing international works conducted in various sociopolitical and... more
This literature review aims to present an overview of scientific research on the social, political and linguistic issues of language census by analysing international works conducted in various sociopolitical and... more
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Completed
Swiss National Science Foundation, project funding, project no. 143184 The project examines the German-French language border in Switzerland through the analysis of touristic discourses and activities. By looking at... more
Swiss National Science Foundation, project funding, project no. 143184 The project examines the German-French language border in Switzerland through the analysis of touristic discourses and activities. By looking at... more
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Completed
In collaboration with the Federal Statistical Office (FSO)In 2010, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) began conducting an annual population census. The data are mainly gathered from registers of residents, with... more
In collaboration with the Federal Statistical Office (FSO)In 2010, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) began conducting an annual population census. The data are mainly gathered from registers of residents, with... more
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Completed
In cooperation with the University of Lausanne UNIL Today's labour market is characterised by a globalised economy with increasing immigration and mobility. Current economic, social and technological conditions have... more
In cooperation with the University of Lausanne UNIL Today's labour market is characterised by a globalised economy with increasing immigration and mobility. Current economic, social and technological conditions have... more
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Completed
Commissioned by: Département de l’instruction publique, de la culture et du sport of the Canton of Geneva The goal of the project mandated by the department of education of the Canton of Geneva was to understand the... more
Commissioned by: Département de l’instruction publique, de la culture et du sport of the Canton of Geneva The goal of the project mandated by the department of education of the Canton of Geneva was to understand the... more
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Completed
Project conducted by the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) In the interest of advancing multilingualism in public services, the Swiss Confederation is legally bound to promoting federal employees' language... more
Project conducted by the Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) In the interest of advancing multilingualism in public services, the Swiss Confederation is legally bound to promoting federal employees' language... more
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Swiss National Science Foundation, independent pure research grant, project no. 100012 129885 Work in our project “Performing Swissness: institutions, discourse and social transformation” focuses on ways in which... more
Swiss National Science Foundation, independent pure research grant, project no. 100012 129885 Work in our project “Performing Swissness: institutions, discourse and social transformation” focuses on ways in which... more
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Completed
A project at the University of teacher education Fribourg This project lays out a critical approach towards a pedagogy of diversity that takes social inequality among children as a starting point and reflects on how... more
A project at the University of teacher education Fribourg This project lays out a critical approach towards a pedagogy of diversity that takes social inequality among children as a starting point and reflects on how... more
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Completed
In cooperation with the University of Zürich (UZH) In Switzerland’s political dialogue, an adequate representation of Swiss language communities in the Federal Administration is considered to be a vital expression of... more
In cooperation with the University of Zürich (UZH) In Switzerland’s political dialogue, an adequate representation of Swiss language communities in the Federal Administration is considered to be a vital expression of... more
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Completed
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Plan Nacional de la Ciencia I+D This project focuses on the study of multilingualism from the perspective of the recent mobilities and globalisation paradigm. This paradigm takes up... more
Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Plan Nacional de la Ciencia I+D This project focuses on the study of multilingualism from the perspective of the recent mobilities and globalisation paradigm. This paradigm takes up... more
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Completed
The city Biel/Bienne is experiencing an economic boom. Alongside the traditional watch industry, Biel/Bienne has set its sights on diversification and is now exploring the service and communication sector. This recent... more
The city Biel/Bienne is experiencing an economic boom. Alongside the traditional watch industry, Biel/Bienne has set its sights on diversification and is now exploring the service and communication sector. This recent... more
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Completed
The object of the present investigation is to undertake ethnographic studies at three sites: a non-governmental organization dedicated to adult education, a public hospital, and a multinational company based in Spain.... more
The object of the present investigation is to undertake ethnographic studies at three sites: a non-governmental organization dedicated to adult education, a public hospital, and a multinational company based in Spain.... more
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Completed
Swiss National Science Foundation, NRP 56 Language diversity and linguistic competences in Switzerland This project adopts a sociolinguistic approach to examine the linguistic aspects of tourism on three levels: 1. How... more
Swiss National Science Foundation, NRP 56 Language diversity and linguistic competences in Switzerland This project adopts a sociolinguistic approach to examine the linguistic aspects of tourism on three levels: 1. How... more
Research projects (contributor)
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The exploratory study is co-funded by PH Luzern As the question of the teaching-learning of French in vocational schools in Switzerland is under debate once again, it is essential to study and understand the place and... more
The exploratory study is co-funded by PH Luzern As the question of the teaching-learning of French in vocational schools in Switzerland is under debate once again, it is essential to study and understand the place and... more