Michele Gazzola

Michele Gazzola is a Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Administration at the School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences of Ulster University. He co-directs the Centre for Public Administration and serves as editor for Language Problems & Language Planning.

• PhD in Multilingual Communication Management (University of Geneva)
• MSc in Economics (University of York)
• BSc in Public Administration (Bocconi University)

His interdisciplinary research examines:

• Language policy analysis and evaluation
• Economic and social impacts of multilingualism
• Linguistic justice frameworks
• Minority language management
• Language dynamics in public institutions

Recent publications focus on linguistic justice indexes, labor market language value, and crisis language policy. Scientific contributions span 90+ publications and 15+ international research projects.

Key awards include Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE and funding from:

• Swiss National Science Foundation
• European Commission (Marie Curie)
• DAAD
• Esperantic Studies Foundation

Professional engagements:

• Advisory roles for European Parliament, Swiss Confederation, and Trento Province
• Board member of Italian Language Policy Study Group and World Esperanto Association's CED
• External examiner at SOAS University of London
• Collaborations with University of Ottawa, University of Geneva, and Institute for Ethnic Studies Ljubljana