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

February 15, 2026 · by · in Announcements, New publications

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