Routledge Translating Institutions - EU Translation Study

Translating Institutions provides a comprehensive framework for researching translation within institutional settings. This academic study focuses on the European Commission, specifically examining the Finnish translation unit to understand how multilingualism functions within the European Union. Because the EU is built on foundational multilingualism, its organizations act as both translating and translated institutions. This book explores the organizational role and professional identity of the nearly two thousand translators employed by the European Commission. As these professionals draft the vast majority of outgoing EU messages, their work is central to the functioning of the institution. This ethnographic study offers deep insights into how translation shapes the identity and operations of large-scale political and administrative bodies.