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The aim is to explore how linguistic and cultural diversity influences political disagreement and governance in multilingual democracies.

July 28, 2026Open Access

Rethinking Multilingual Democracy: Towards a Generative Relational Theory of Governance amid Relational Plurality and Heteromorphic Values

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The aim is to explore how linguistic and cultural diversity influences political disagreement and governance in multilingual democracies.
The paper employs a thought experiment on perfect translation.
It reviews literature on multilingualism, ontological conflict, and translation theory.
A graded thesis is formulated regarding how relational structures impact value articulation.
It finds that translation improvements do not reduce political disagreement in multilingual contexts.
The paper proposes that distinct relational structures influence value prioritization and institutionalization.
It provides two necessary governance functions for managing these conditions.

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Examines political disagreement in multilingual societies, suggesting new governance approaches for value coordination.

Wanhong HUANG (2026) studied this question.

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