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Translation practices in political institutions: a comparison of national, supranational, and non-governmental organisations

Schäffner, Christina, Tcaciuc, Luciana Sabina and Tesseur, Wine ORCID: 0000-0003-4882-3623 (2014) Translation practices in political institutions: a comparison of national, supranational, and non-governmental organisations. Perspectives: Studies in Translatology, 22 (4). pp. 493-510. ISSN 0907-676X

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Abstract

This paper explores the settings and practices of translation at three types of political institutions, i.e. national, supranational, and non-governmental organisations. The three institutions are the translation service of the German Foreign Office, the translation department of the European Central Bank, and translation provision by the non-governmental organisation Amnesty International. The three case studies describe the specific translation practices in place at these institutions and illustrate some characteristic translation strategies. In this way, we reflect on how different translation practices can impact on translation agency and how these practices in turn are influenced by the type of institution and its organisational structure. The article also aims to explore to which extent the characteristics of collectivity, anonymity and standardisation, and of institutional translation as self-translation are applicable to the institutions under discussion.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:institutional translation; agency; translation service of the German Foreign Office; translation at the European Central Bank; translation provision for Amnesty International
Subjects:Humanities > Translating and interpreting
DCU Faculties and Centres:UNSPECIFIED
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2014.948890
Copyright Information:© 2014 Taylor & Francis
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:23792
Deposited On:01 Oct 2019 14:49 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 01 Oct 2019 14:49

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