Lead institution: University of the Basque Country (EHU, Basque Country)
Supporting institutions: University of Warsaw (UW, Poland); University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD, Wales); University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI, Scotland)
Work Package 4 explores how language can be understood as a form of capital that contributes to the social and economic sustainability of communities. The team studies how local and regional initiatives connect language use with areas such as education, tourism, place branding, and community development.
By engaging with practitioners, policymakers, and researchers across Europe, WP4 maps how linguistic capital is recognised and valued in different contexts. It collects examples of successful projects that integrate language revitalisation with sustainable economic practices — from multilingual tourism initiatives to local entrepreneurship and heritage promotion.
The results will feed into practical guidelines and recommendations showing how minority and minoritised languages can become drivers of local development and cultural resilience.
Work Package 4 leader is Dr. Ibon Manterola with Dr. Jone Goirigolzarri-Garaizar.
ProjectTimeline
Workshop with local practitioners and government bodies.
Coordinator:
University of Warsaw
Faculty of “Artes Liberales”
Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity
Dobra 72,
00–312 Warsaw,
Poland
fosterlang@al.uw.edu.pl
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed on the Fosterlang website are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
FOSTERLANG: “Fostering Linguistic Capital: A Roadmap for Reversing the Diversity Crisis and Activating Societal Benefits in Europe”, Grant Agreement No. 101178387, Horizon Europe (HORIZON)."
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