The interdisciplinary workshop (LanDPoSts) in (De-)Democratization brings together research from national and international experts on issues concerned with the processes of democratization – seen as a process which increases equality and inclusion – and/or dedemocratization – viewed as the exclusion of groups from power and participation and reinforcement of hierarchies, which furthers exclusionary or discriminatory practices – as reflected in and driven by language and discourse.

This workshop is part of a large-scale cooperative research project between researchers in various fields and from several universities, headed by Prof. Dr. Svenja Kranich, Chair of Linguistics of English and Translation Studies (LETS). We are proud to be supported by the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Individuals and Societies" by the University of Bonn.