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<p>Dear colleague,</p>
<p>REAL (<span><a href="https://www.ulster.ac.uk/research/topic/social-work-and-social-policy/research-themes/public-administration/research/real-group"><u>Research group "Economics, policy analysis, and language"</u></a></span>) and the University of Jyväskylä, in cooperation with Ulster University, Andrássy-Universität Budapest, and the journal Language Problems and Language Planning, organises the Seventh REAL Symposium on Language Economics and Policy on 20–21 May 2027 at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland).</p>
<p>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 labour 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, law, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.</p>
<p>The <span><a href="https://www.jyu.fi/en/events/real-symposium-2027"><u>call for papers</u></a></span> is now open for submissions. Please submit your abstract before 1 December 2026.</p>
<p>All the best,</p>
<p>Michele Gazzola</p>
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