The Impact of Political Lobbying on the Aggravation of Language Conflicts in the Era of Globalization

El impacto del cabildeo político en el agravamiento de los conflictos lingüísticos en la era de la globalización

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.27

Abstract

The language problem has always been serious in Ukraine and often turned into an armed confrontation. This problem is becoming particularly acute in view of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, one of the stated reasons for the «linguistic inequality». The aim of the article is to determine the impact of unregulated political lobbying by individuals or groups on the aggravation of language conflicts in Ukraine and compare it with other countries. The research involved the following methods: analysis and synthesis, statistical analysis, graphical methods, establishment of cause-effect relations and cluster analysis. The novelty of the research is the study of the impact of political lobbying on the development of language conflicts in the region by means of cluster analysis. The study established the relationship between legislative regulation of lobbying, language conflicts and corruption rates in the country. In the conclusions, the analysis shows that the availability of the institution of lobbying corresponds to lower rates of corruption and the virtual absence of language conflicts. The obtained results can be used by the government to improve Ukrainian legislation.

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Author Biographies

Andrii Ozhohan, National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD of philological sciences, Associate professor, Department of Literary Science of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, faculty of Philology, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, 04070, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Nataliia Stratulat, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD of philological sciences, Professor, Department of Legal Linguistics, National Academy of Internal Affairs, 03035, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Pavlo Lysianskyi , National University "Odesa Law Academy", 65000, Odesa, Ukraine.

Graduate student, Department of Political Theories of the National University "Odesa Law Academy", 65000, Odesa, Ukraine.

Maiia Yurkovska, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University,Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

PhD in Philology, Senior Lecturer, English Philology Department, The Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Foreign Languages, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University., 21021, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

Olha Zaluzhna, Vasyl’ Stu’s Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, English Philology Department, The Faculty of Philology, Psychology and Foreign Languages, Vasyl’ Stu’s Donetsk National University, 21021, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

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Published
2022-12-15
How to Cite
Ozhohan, A., Stratulat, N., Lysianskyi , P., Yurkovska, M., & Zaluzhna, O. (2022). The Impact of Political Lobbying on the Aggravation of Language Conflicts in the Era of Globalization: El impacto del cabildeo político en el agravamiento de los conflictos lingüísticos en la era de la globalización. Political Questions, 40(75), 431-456. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4075.27
Issue
Vol. 40 No. 75 (2022): Cuestiones Políticas
Section
Derecho Público

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