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Socio-ecological and territorial transition(s): policy, education, economics, management, research and social movements

Transición(es) socioecológica(s) y territorial(es): políticas, pedagogía, economía, gestión, investigación y movimientos sociales

Transition(s) socioécologique et territoriale : politiques, pédagogie, économie, management, recherche et mouvements sociaux

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Published on Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Abstract

This issue of RILEA journal wishes to focus on socio-ecological and territorial transition (SETT), its design and institutional framework, its links with applied language research, and with vocational teaching in applied foreign languages.

Announcement

Argument

This issue of RILEA journal wishes to focus on socio-ecological and territorial transition (SETT), its design and institutional framework, its links with applied language research, and with vocational teaching in applied foreign languages. We would like to encourage an open exploration that could implicate all links in the value chain of this transition, which, at least potentially, involves: i. international and European policies and standards; ii. companies' multi-year plans and their commitments in this area;

iii. specialised discourse shaped by policies, documents, associations, social movements and professional groups;

iv. vocational education and training, which draws on actors, organisations, modelling and intra- and extra-university cooperation;

v. discourse that is shaped in educational settings through documents, teaching materials and teachers' interest groups.

Socio-ecological and territorial transition (SETT) is becoming increasingly important in the constellation of programmes and research in and around applied language courses. It informs corporate policies and professional internships, provides depth to theories of the circular economy or the social and solidarity economy (SSE), and contributes to the lexical fields and specialised discourses studied in translation and writing courses, as well as in the social sciences, particularly in management sciences (international project management or sustainable finance). It impacts teaching and learning methods with, for example, ideas and recommendations, new opportunities or constraints affecting educational projects, resources, or through student and teacher associations committed to fair and sustainable transformation. This centrality of SETT is equally true for cultural and linguistic areas studied, whether with a focus on professional groups, pedagogy, research or politics. Finally, SETT is a fully international subject that is of interest to organisations and authors across the globe.

Due to its centrality, SETT has four attributes that make it an obvious choice for the subject of a special issue: i) institutional momentum in terms of training policy, ii) opportunities in terms of teaching resources, iii) a fertile and topical discussion around its characteristics and implementation, and iv) strong academic influence. With respect to institutional dynamics, the Jouzel report, for example, in France, is spearheading the integration of SETT into university programmes, including LEA. In terms of opportunities and teaching resources, SETT offers a rich theme for a plethora of MOOCs, kits, blogs and other types of documentation, monolingual or multilingual, relating to higher education. It is a thriving area of specialisation where interests and mandates intersect. It is also an area where university teams can meet and work with professional teams. SETT, its potential and its event horizon, encourage in-depth discussion involving countries and peoples. Area studies in American culture, that analyse Trump's presidency, for instance, can read authoritarian racial denigration between the lines of his actions against the environment. SETT stimulates a wide variety of research and theories in economics, linguistics (ecolinguistics, ecostylistics, etc.), education, history and geography. The entire field of human and social sciences is being called into question, just as it was when we first realised where our socio-ecological duality was leading us.

The aim of this special issue of the RILEA journal will be to explore and deepen the links between SETT and applied languages in terms of discourse, pedagogy, research and policy, as well as in terms of framing, resources, contestation and outreach. Further, it questions social movements in regional and international arenas, as well as our responsibilities. As teachers and researchers, we have a responsibility to help ensure a world that is understandable and analysable for our students, but also, ultimately, habitable for future generations and for all the species with whom we share our ecosystems. Analytical, associative and educational work is cross-border – it relies on language to convince and motivate. We have seen the potential of student voices in France with the battle against the Duplomb Law. We are seeing similar movements in English-, Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries. Examining, commenting on and explaining these areas is a major asset for applied language programmes.

For this call for articles, SETT (Socio-Ecological and Territorial Transition) is used as a hyperonym, transcending, sharing and encompassing the specificities of other terms such as sustainable development, eco-responsibility, environment, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

This call invites contributions in the form of scientific articles as well as testimonials from training courses, interviews or feedback that address geopolitical, economic, commercial, legal, linguistic or educational issues.

Submission guidelines

Articles may be written in the main languages of LEA training courses: German, English, Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Russian. For any other language, the approval of the journal's editorial board will be required.

Please use the email address caroline.peynaud@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr and copy william.kelleher@univrennes2.fr and rilea@anlea.org. Use the subject line “SETT Special Issue”.

Editorial calendar:

  • Submission of abstracts (500 words with a brief bibliography) by 19 June 2026;
  • Notification of acceptance in early July 2026;
  • Submission of articles by 1 November 2026.

Bibliographic resources.

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Editorial calendar 

  • Submission of abstracts (500 words with a brief bibliography) by 19 June 2026;
  • Notification of acceptance in early July 2026;
  • Submission of articles by 1 November 2026.

Editors

Prof Pascal Glémain – https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-1858

Dr William Kelleher - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8368-6404

Prof Carmen Parra Rodríguez - https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5954-5553

Dr Caroline Peynaud – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-3276


Date(s)

  • Friday, June 19, 2026

Keywords

  • transitions, socio-ecology, applied languages, education

Contact(s)

  • William KELLEHER
    courriel : william [dot] kelleher [at] univ-rennes2 [dot] fr

Reference Urls

Information source

  • William KELLEHER
    courriel : william [dot] kelleher [at] univ-rennes2 [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Socio-ecological and territorial transition(s): policy, education, economics, management, research and social movements », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, https://doi.org/10.58079/163qa

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