skopos theory ,as a functionalist approach, has made a notable switch from a lingusitic oriented to a more sociocultural concept of translation. initially proposed by vermeer, skopos theory framework has been applied by several researchers in their attempts to defend translators’ dignity and social status. yet; as far as the authors are concerned, no researcher has ever employed sociological th...

This paper argues that a fundamental antagonism between democracy and nondemocracy organises lay thinking on global issues. We review key findings of a long-standing experimental research programme that examined the “Democracy-as-value” hypothesis across a variety of political and social contexts. This hypothesis contends that democracy is an ideological belief system that provides value to dem...

This article is in keeping with a reflection on the language and the numerous computer tools available for its analysis in social psychology. The article stresses the necessity to avoid the trap that consists in blindly using the results of computer textual analyses. The researcher should actually wonder about the epistemological presuppositions of the software programs he uses and must check i...