scholarly journals Special Issue of Selected Contributions from the Seventh Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC 2018)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hercules Dalianis ◽  
Robert Östling ◽  
Rebecka Weegar ◽  
Mats Wirén
Keyword(s):  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Language Technology ◽  
International Participation

This Special Issue contains three papers that are extended versions of abstracts presented at the Seventh Swedish Language Technology Conference (SLTC 2018), held at Stockholm University 8-9 November 2018.1 SLTC 2018 received 34 submissions, of which 31 were accepted for presentation. The number of registered participants was 113, including both attendees at SLTC 2018 and two co-located workshops that took place on 7 November. 32 participants were internationally affiliated, of which 14 were from outside the Nordic countries. Overall participation was thus on a par with previous editions of SLTC, but international participation was higher.

Introduction to the special issue on African Language Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy De Pauw ◽  
Gilles-Maurice de Schryver ◽  
Laurette Pretorius ◽  
Lori Levin
Keyword(s):  
African Language ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Language Technology

scholarly journals Editorial: Special issue on social pedagogy in the Nordic countries

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elina Nivala
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Social Education ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
Editorial Special Issue ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Pedagogical Discussion

This International Journal of Social Pedagogy special issue on Social Pedagogy in the Nordic Countries generally stems from Hämäläinen’s (2012) definition of two main developmental lines of social pedagogy: a line of social care and welfare activities preventing and alleviating social exclusion, and a line of social education supporting growth into membership of society. In the Nordic countries, both of these lines exist in social pedagogical discussion, research and practice. The special issue aims to both discuss the existence of these lines as such and show examples of social pedagogical work in the arenas of both general and special social education.

scholarly journals Gendered Labor Market (dis)advantages in Nordic Welfare States. Introduction to the Theme of the Special Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armi Mustosmäki ◽  
Liza Reisel ◽  
Tiina Sihto ◽  
Mari Teigen
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Welfare State ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Segregation ◽  
State Policies ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
The State ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Friendly Societies ◽  
Welfare State Policies

Gender equality has been named as one of the normative foundations of Nordic wel- fare states. This is reflected in how, year after year, Nordic states rank among the most gender egalitarian countries in the world (see, e.g., World Economic Forum 2020). In Nordic countries, the state has been, and continues to be, a central actor in shaping women’s citizenship, labor market opportunities, and caring roles. Especially publicly funded welfare services and policies that facilitate the reconciliation of work and care have played a major part in advancing women’s labor market participation (see, e.g., Bergquist et al. 1999; Borchorst & Siim 2002; Ellingsæter & Leira 2006; Siim & Stoltz 2015). The institutional framework of Nordic welfare state policies has been central to what has been called the ‘social democratic public service route’ (Walby 2004).One of the important building blocks of gender equality has been the aim of making policies in Nordic countries ‘women-friendly’. More than 30 years ago, Helga Hernes (1987) identified the Nordic countries as ‘potentially women-friendly societies’. She characterized women-friendly societies as those that ‘would not force harder choices on women than on men’ (ibid., 15), particularly in relation to work and care. Hernes also envisaged that woman-friendliness should be achieved without increasing other forms of inequality, such as class or ethnicity-based inequalities among different groups of women.However, achieving gender equality in working life and the sort of women- friendliness that Hernes envisaged at the societal level has in many ways also proved to be challenging, as the ties between the state and gender equality goals are more complex than what they might seem at first glance. Gender disparities have proven persistent also within the Nordic context. When we issued a call for this special issue, we were interested in various forms of gendered labor market (dis)advantage in Nordic countries. Furthermore, we asked how gender segregation, welfare state policies, labor marketpolicies, and various labor market actors interact to produce, maintain, challenge, or change gender equality in the labor market in the Nordic countries and beyond. The five articles presented in this special issue address the issue of gendered labor market (dis)advantages in Nordic countries from several vantage points, focusing on both on ‘traditional’ questions, such as corporate power and sustainable employment, and ‘emerging’ questions such as intersectionality, gender culture, and aesthetic work.

Foreword to the Special Issue on Uralic Languages

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Tommi A Pirinen ◽  
Trond Trosterud ◽  
Francis M. Tyers ◽  
Veronika Vincze ◽  
Eszter Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Technology Management ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Language Technology ◽  
History Of

In this introduction we have tried to present concisely the history of language technology for Uralic languages up until today, and a bit of a desiderata from the point of view of why we organised this special issue. It is of course not possible to cover everything that has happened in a short introduction like this. We have attempted to cover the beginnings of the (Uralic) language-technology scene in 1980’s as far as it’s relevant to much of the current work, including the ones presented in this issue. We also go through the Uralic area by the main languages to survey on existing resources, to also form a systematic overview of what is missing. Finally we talk about some possible future directions on the pan-Uralic level of language technology management.

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