Language Policy and the Challenges of Pluralism in the Contemporary World: Towards a Holistic Vision of the Linguistic Justice
Short Title: Language Policy and the Challenges of Pluralism

Date: 18-Feb-2026 - 19-Feb-2026
Location: Rabat, Morocco

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Discourse Analysis; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Submission Deadline: 10-Sep-2025

This international conference organized by Linguistics, Language Planning and Terminology Laboratory at the Institute for Studies and Research on Arabization, in cooperation with the Moroccan Society of Linguistic Research and the Arab Society of Applied Linguistics to create a scientific space for dialogue and discussing contemporary issues concerning multilingualism management and language policies wording in light of cultural, social and political shifts known to the world today, in addition to a specific attention to the reality of language policy in Morocco, especially there are still difficulties facing de facto implementation of the constitutional vision, and ensuring a real linguistic justice, chiefly to what is related to education, management and public services.

The types of accepted submissions are both papers and abstracts.

Submission Guidelines:
- Contributions must be characterized by authenticity and scientific seriousness.
- An abstract not beyond 150 words should be sent accompanied by a résumé.
- Languages of the conference: Arabic, English and French
- Individual and dualist contributions are accepted.
- The Arabic script should be written in 16-pt Traditional Arabic, 1 space between lines, and 12-pt font size in margins using the same script. The Latin script should be written in 12-pt Traditional Arabic, 1 space between lines, and 11-pt font size in margins using the same script.
- Contributions are subject to scientific arbitration, and the accepted papers writers must be committed to conduct the adjustments proposed by the scientific committee, if necessary, within the time limits set.
- The maximum length for articles, in their final version with the abovementioned method, is 25 pages.
- The accepted contributions should be presented in 20 minutes maximum.

Important Dates and Deadlines:
Deadline for submission: September 10th, 2025.
Notification of acceptance: September 20th, 2025.
Deadline for article submissions: December 20th, 2025
Notification of acceptance: January 10th, 2026.
Conference date: February 18th -19th, 2026

The organizing committee is not responsible for travelling and accommodation costs.