@article{fdi:010062536, title = {{T}he marginalization of the {A}rab language in social science : structural constraints and dependency by choice}, author = {{H}anafi, {S}. and {A}rvanitis, {R}igas}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his article aims at questioning the relationship between {A}rab social research and language by arguing that many factors including the political economy of publication, globalization, internationalization and commodification of higher education have marginalized peripheral languages such as {A}rabic. {T}he authors demonstrate, on the one hand, that this marginalization is not necessarily structurally inevitable but indicates dependency by choice, and, on the other hand, how globalization has reinforced the {E}nglish language hegemony. {T}his article uses the results of a questionnaire survey about the use of references in {P}h{D} and {M}aster's theses. {T}he survey, which was answered by 165 persons, targeted those who hold a {M}aster's or {P}h{D} degree from any university in the {A}rab world or who have dealt with a topic related to the {A}rab world, no matter in which discipline.}, keywords = {{A}rab social science ; citation index ; {E}nglish as hegemonic language ; internationalization of research ; research practice ; scientific publication ; {PAYS} {ARABES}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}urrent {S}ociology}, volume = {62}, numero = {5}, pages = {723--742}, ISSN = {0011-3921}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1177/0011392114531504}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062536}, }