Sixth REAL Symposium on Language Economics and Policy

Universität Potsdam, in cooperation with REAL (Research group “Economics, policy analysis, and language”), Ulster University, Andrássy-Universität Budapest, and IPSA RC50 - The politics of languages, organises the "Sixth REAL Symposium on Language Economics and Policy" on 4–5 June 2026.
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.