Special Issue on Multilingual Challenges: Empirical Social Research in Migration Societies, Transnational Spaces, and International Contexts

Multilingual Challenges: Empirical Social Research in Migration Societies, Transnational Spaces, and International Contexts (2026, Volume 14) 

Edited by Clara Holzinger and Anna-Katharina Draxl (University of Vienna) 
Complete issue: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.i535 

Table of Contents: 

Researching in Multilingual Spaces: Addressing Methodological, Ethical, and Epistemological Implications 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.11911 
By Clara Holzinger 

Challenges of Multilingual Research: A Discourse in the Context of Nagaland, India 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10838 
By Vezolu Puro, Rukulu Kezo, Nittala Noel Anurag Prashanth, Hariharasudan Anandhan, Mykolas Deikus and Jolita Vveinhardt 

From Babel to Bridge: The Challenges of Research Co‐Production in Multilingual Spaces 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10870 
By Chantal Radley, Margaret Greenfields, Eleonore Kofman and Gill Searl 

What Does Multilingual Research Show Us About Research Ethics? Examples and Challenges From the Field 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10805 
By Sophia Schönthaler, Andrea Leone‐Pizzighella and Johanna Mitterhofer 

Research Guided by Gaps in Understanding: Multilingual Qualitative Research in Translations 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10815 
By Benita Kawalla 

Navigating Power and Language: Methodological Reflections on Biographical Research in Transnational Contexts 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10849 
By Gwendolyn Gilliéron and Marie Hoppe 

The Construction of Researcher Positionality Through Language Practices in Multilingual Contexts 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10844 
By Marie Rickert, Pomme van de Weerd, Daan Hovens and Leonie Cornips 

Of Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones: Navigating Multilingual Challenges in Reconstructive Forced Migration Research 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10822 
By Ana Mijić, Yelyzaveta Zolotarova, Olena Tkalich and Michael Parzer 

Language(s) and Translanguaging in Interpretation Groups: Reflections From a Linguistic Group Ethnography 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10907 
By Nadja Thoma, Giorgia Andreolli, Safà El Koura, Kristina Savic and Rebecca Weckenmann 

Methodological Insights From a Qualitative Case Study in a Migration Context: Translingual Writing Practices Among Emergent Multilingual Children 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10875 
By Jinsil Jang 

Translanguaging Towards Equitable Participation: Doing Research Multilingually With People With a Migration Background 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10867 
By Erin Gail MacDonald, Mirona Moraru, Arthur Bakker and Elma Blom 

Conducting Research Across Three Languages in a Multilingual Space: Polish Immigrants in Alanya 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10786 
By Gizem Karaköse 

Language, Power, and Multilingualism in Migration Research: Reflections From the Documentary Method 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10821 
By Tamara Tries and Victoria Mehringer 

“Maybe I Say Something, I Understand a Bit”: On the (In)Accessibility of Translation 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10962 
By Natalie Bella 

Multilingual Biographical Interviews With Migrated Young People: Translation Practices, Power Relations, and Epistemic Equality 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10967 
By Susanne Siebholz and Luisa Burgmer 

When Recruiters Talk About Language Skills: Research Challenges of Comparing “Folk” Concepts in Different Languages 
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.10935 
By Magdalena Zehetgruber