The University of Jyväskylä Centre for Applied Language Studies, Apila Applied Linguistics Doctoral Seminar, the University of Jyväskylä Language Campus and the FORTHEM Alliance Multilingualism in School and Higher Education Lab proudly present a Researcher Training Seminar on the Politics of Participatory Language Research on 20 – 21 August 2025 at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland (on-site only, time zone: EEST, Helsinki).
The topic of the workshop will be examined through the following themes:
- How global and national politics shape the possibilities of participatory research and how participatory research responds to the political moment in which it is carried out
- How participatory approaches are constrained or enabled by the politics of institutions and disciplines, including reward structures, publication processes, funding mechanisms, and more
- The power dynamics of the research relationship and how power can shift (or not) when we center participation as a principle
Program
Day one, 20 August, Wednesday (University Library, B349 Suvanto)
12.15-13.45
Mary Bucholtz: Doing Participatory Research in Undemocratic Times
13.45-14.15
Coffee Break
14.15-15.00
Judit Gáspár & Petteri Laihonen: Our Pathways to Participatory Research
15.00-15.45
Sharing session
All the sections include time for questions and discussion and participatory activity.
Day two, 21 August, Thursday (Philologica/Lozzi, P201 Takkahuone Aino)
9.00-14.00
Individual and team consultations with the presenters (limited number of slots)
- Please register as soon as possible to get your slot for consultation, but by 12 August the latest via this form.
- If you wish to consult regarding written work in progress, such as a publication or grant proposal, please send your materials in advance to Petteri Laihonen by 15 August, (petteri.laihonen@jyu.fi). Instructions:
- Put “Consultation materials” in the subject heading.
- Include questions or issues to focus on during the consultation in the body of the email.
- Materials should be in PDF format (double-spaced if text documents) and may be of any genre, max. 8000 words.
You are also welcome to participate just for one of the days.
