Translating social sciences

Yves Gambier
University of Turku | Kaunas University of Technology
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The term “social sciences” encompasses here certain disciplines, such as sociology, psychology etc. The main objective is not to cover all the disciplines taught and researched at the university level but to understand the extent to which certain social sciences have benefited from translation to become more international.

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