Policy Roundtable (RISE UP & NPLD)

Policy Roundtable: Bridging the Gap Between Language Policy Planning and Language Policy Making

Together, the RISE UP Project and the Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD) will be hosting a high-level policy round table to explore a key challenge in the field of language policy: how can we bridge the persistent gap between the language policies we design and the realities of implementing them on the ground?

Join us on June 18 for a discussion on what we can learn from past initiatives, and what can be done in the future. The round table will feature contributions from policymakers, researchers, government officials, and community stakeholders who will share their insights into the barriers that limit the effectiveness of language policy — including budgetary constraints, ineffective planning, political inertia, and societal resistance — and how to overcome them.

Participation is open to everyone - and if you are part of a minoritised language community, your feedback and lived experiences will form an invaluable part of the discussion.

The working language of the round table is English. The event will be streamed online (Webex)

• (Hybrid format) Sky Lounge University of Vienna, Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, Vienna 1090

• 18 JUNE 2025

• 09:00- 13:00 hrs (CET)

Agenda

8:45-9:00: Registration

9:00-9:15: Welcoming words

• Gisela Hagmair - RISE UP
• Roger Serra - NPLD
• Anna Solé Mena - European Commission

9:15-10:15: Keynote speech: Policy making and implementation on the ground: Insights from RISE UP and related case studies

• Julia Sallabank - SOAS

10:15-10:45: Coffee break

10:45-13:00: Roundtable discussion

• Roger Serra - General Director. Ministry for Language Policy. Government of Catalonia
• Imanol Larrea - Director, Soziolinguistika Klusterra, Basque Country
• Jelske Dijkstra - Project Manager, Mercator Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, Fryslân
• Sabrina Rasom, Director, Ladin Institute of Culture, Province of Trento
• Marija Nikolova - Chair of Integra Nau and long-time Advisor in the Directorate for development and promotion of education on community languages within Ministry for Inter-Community relations, Government of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
• Theresa Grandits - Editor in Chief, Hrvatske Novine, Austria
• Moderator: Maarja Veisson - University of Tartu

Contact: office@riseupproject.eu

RISE UP is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.