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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Dear colleague,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The University of Potsdam, in cooperation with
<a
href="https://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/topic/social-work-and-social-policy/research-themes/public-administration/research/real-group"
target="_top" class="up-internal-link">REAL (Research group
“Economics, policy analysis, and language”)</a>, Ulster
University, Andrássy-Universität Budapest, and IPSA RC50 - The
politics of languages, organises the "<em>Sixth REAL Symposium on
Language Economics and Policy</em>" on 4–5 June 2026.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The REAL symposia aim to discuss all aspects of
language economics and language policy; and corresponding
contributions are welcome. Especially welcome are papers that
address the role of language skills within the context of
increasing mobility, for instance in migration, in the labor
market, and in education. Contributions to the symposium can cover
theoretical and empirical research, or the practical implications
in terms of language policy and impact. The symposium is
interdisciplinary, and contributions are accepted from economics,
political science, sociology, sociolinguistics, law, and related
field</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Those interested in presenting a
paper should send an abstract of no more than 500 words to:
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bengt-arne.wickstroem@aub.eu">"bengt-arne.wickstroem@aub.eu"</a> <b>Deadline: February 1, 2026</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><i>Keynote speakers</i></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Mette Foged
(University of Copenhagen): “Effects of language training and
barriers to language learning in migration contexts”</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Carsten
Quell (</span>Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat<span
lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">): ”Reconciling
competing objectives in public policy: Language policy in a
diverse Canada”</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">All the best,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"
style="mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Michele Gazzola</span></p>
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Michele Gazzola
Ulster University
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.michelegazzola.com">www.michelegazzola.com</a></pre>
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