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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Dear colleague</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The
editorial team of the journal <a
href="https://benjamins.com/catalog/lplp">Language
Problems & Language Planning</a> is pleased to present the
third webinar of
the series on language policy and planning (LPP). The webinar
series aims to
stimulate and promote research and discussion on LPP. Each
webinar invites two
distinguished speakers to discuss important aspects of LPP from
different
perspectives. The webinar lasts 90 minutes, including
discussion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The topic
of the third webinar is “<b>Language and Power: A Political
Science Perspective</b>.”
Invited speakers:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">- Prof.
Linda Cardinal, University of Ottawa / Université de l’Ontario
français, Canada</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">- Prof.
Peter A. Kraus, Augsburg Universität, Germany</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Moderation:
Dr Michele Gazzola, Ulster University, UK</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">When: <b>Thursday,
30 October 2025, 15:30–17:00 GMT. </b>No registration
required</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Platform: <b>Zoom</b>: <a
href="https://unige.zoom.us/j/61017678609"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://unige.zoom.us/j/61017678609</a>.
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">You will
be prompted to
launch the meeting on the Zoom Workplace app or click Join from
your browser to
join on the web if you don’t want to download the app. We
recommend using the
app, however. </span><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Speakers'
bio:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">- Linda
Cardinal is emeritus professor at the University of Ottawa. She
works on
comparative language regimes, Canadian and Québec language
politics, as well as
citizenship debates and minorities. She is editor of "Enjeux et
société" and a founding member of the Observatoire en
immigration
francophone au Canada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">- Peter A.
Kraus is Full Professor of Political Science at the University
of Augsburg,
Germany. He has published widely and in several languages on
cultural diversity
and identity politics, political linguistics, ethnicity,
migration, nationalism
and populism, and the dilemmas of European integration, as well
as problems of
democratisation and democratic theory.</span></p>
<p>Best regards</p>
<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Michele Gazzola
Ulster University
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.michelegazzola.com">www.michelegazzola.com</a></pre>
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