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

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Schaeffner, C., Tcaciuc, L. S. and Tesseur, W. (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 1747-6623

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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
Refereed:	Yes
Divisions:	No Reading authors. Back catalogue items
ID Code:	44097
Uncontrolled Keywords:	institutional translation, agency, translation service of the German Foreign Office, translation at the European Central Bank, translation provision for Amnesty International
Publisher:	Routledge
Publisher Statement:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Perspectives: Studies in Translatology on 9/10//14, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0907676X.2014.948890

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