Research

Projects

Publications

Radinger, S., Marinšek, U., Schuchter, P., Rieger, S. V., & Wegleitner, K. (under review). Philosophizing mortals? Exploring the actual and potential role of philosophical practice in end-of-life-care.

Schuchter, P., Radinger, S., Rieger, S. V., & Wegleitner, K. (under review). Thoughtful accompaniment in life’s final stages: Philosophical practice as a complement to ethics consultation.

Schuchter, P., Rieger, S. V., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (forthcoming). Philosophische Begleitung: Das philosophische Gespräch und die spirituellen Dimensionen der Sorge in Palliative Care. In E. Frick (Ed.), Spiritualität und Medizin: Gemeinsame Sorge für den kranken Menschen.

Rieger, S. V., Schuchter, P., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (under review). Von der Sorge zum Begriff: Potentiale Philosophischer Praxis in Care-Organisationen. In E. Conradi (Ed.), Care-Ethik und Politik – Berufsethische Reflexionen (Edition Centaurus – Pesrpektiven Soziale Arbeit in Theorie und Praxis).

Radinger, S. (2024). The experience of languaging: Integrating Applied Linguistics and Philosophical Practice in the study of (English as a) lingua franca communication [Dissertation]. Vienna, Vienna.

Radinger, S., & Wimmer, T. (2024). Geschichte als „superb ally“ in sprachensensibler Bildung: Materialien zur Auseinandersetzung mit der gesellschaftspolitischen Bedeutung (eigener) Bildungspraxis im (historischen) Kontext des mehrsprachigen Österreich. In B. Schrammel, K.-B. Boeckmann, & D. Gilly (Eds.), Sprachen.Vielfalt fördern: Zukunftsperspektiven für die Qualitätsentwicklung in der Pädagog*innenbildung (pp. 97–111). Leykam. https://doi.org/10.56560/isbn.978-3-7011-0551-9-7

Schuchter, P., V. Rieger, S., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (2024). Last questions: How philosophical practice contributes to developing death literacy. In G. Bollig & E. Zelko (Eds.), Palliative care: Current practice and future perspectives (pp. 1–15). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1003175 Perspective Chapter.

Radinger, S. (2023). Reclaiming voice in the Austrian refugee context through experiences of ambiguity. In J. Gspandl, C. Korb, A. Heiling, & E. J. Erling (Eds.), The power of voice in transforming multilingual societies (61-81). Multilingual Matters.

Erling, E. J., Radinger, S., & Foltz, A. (2020). Understanding low outcomes in English language education in Austrian middle schools: The role of teachers’ beliefs and practices. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2020.1829630

Radinger, S. (2018). Language awareness and agency in the availability of linguistic resources: A case study of refugees and locals in Austria. Language Awareness, 27(1-2), 61–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658416.2018.1435674

Radinger, S. (2016). LanguagING among refugees and locals Austrians: ELF availability, monolingual norms and multilingual realities. In M. Boniecki (Ed.), Proceedings of the 8th ÖGSD Young Researchers‘ Conference, 46–49. Graz: ÖGSD.

Talks & Presentations

Radinger, S., & Brock, K. (upcoming; 2025, May 15-2025, May 16). „Hast du auf das Baby aufgepasst, die Windeln gewechselt, gekocht? – Nein! Ich habe Prüfung:.“- Demokratie, Sprache und Migration: Politische Potenziale und Spannungen in der Deutschförderung von Immigrant:innen. (workshop). University of Vienna, Demokratiezentrum Wien, & Verband der Österreichischen Volkshochschulen. Artikulationen der Demokratiebildung, Vienna.

Radinger, S., Schuchter, P., Rieger, S. V., & Wegleitner, K. (2024, October 23). „To philosophize means learning to die“: Developing death literacy in communities of philosophical and palliative care practice. (presentation). University Center for Palliative Care Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, & University Bern. 8th Publich Health Palliative Care International Conference, Bern.

Schuchter, P., Rieger, S. V., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (2024, November 27–28). Am Rande des Lebens: Die Bedeutung philosophischer Reflexion in Palliative Care und Hospizarbeit. (poster). Verein Sorgenetz. Über Caring Communities zur Caring Society! 3. Sorgenetz-Symposium, Vienna.

Poier, P., Schuchter, P., Rieger, S. V., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (2024, April 4–6). Existentielle Kommunikation und die Kunst der philosophischen Frage in der palliativen Betreuung. (poster). Österreichische Palliativgesellschaft. 8. Interprofessioneller Palliativkonkress, Grenz-werte in der Palliative Care, Villach.

Rieger, S. V., Radinger, S., Schuchter, P., & Wegleitner, K. (2023, September 23). Gesellschaft von der Endlichkeitserfahrung her denken? Vorstellung des Forschungsprojekts „Philosophische Praxis in Palliative Care und Hospizarbeit. (presentation). Internationale Gesellschaft für Philosophische Praxis. XXXVII. Kolloquium der Internationalen Gesellschaft für Philosophische Praxis, Salzburg.

Rieger, S. V., Schuchter, P., Radinger, S., & Wegleitner, K. (2024, August 3). From concern to concept: How philosophical practitioners work with end-of-life-topics. (presentation). International Federation of Philosophical Societies. XXV World Congress of Philosophy: Philosophy across boundaries, Rome.

Radinger, S. (2023, June 7). Combining Applied Linguistics and Philosphical Practice: Contributions to the study of ‚languaging‘ with a focus on English as a lingua franca research: & Philosophical Practice in Palliative Care and Hospice Work: The role of philosophical reflection for developing caring cultures and death literacy. (Invited speaker in panel discussion on Philosophical Practice and Research). West University of Timisoara. 17th International Conference on Philosophical Practice, Timisoara (RU).

Radinger, S. (2023, May 12). Wenn das sprachliche Repertoire nicht (mehr) passt: Grenzziehungen und Gernerfahrungen sprachlicher Kommunikation. (presentation). University of Vienna. Symposion Verlorene Worte – Zur philosophischen Reflexion der Aphasie, Vienna.

Clayson-Knollmayr, B., Knechtelsdorfer, E., & Radinger, S. (2022, September 16). Teaching outside the box: An example of an ELF CPD course in Austria. (presentation). University of Vienna. Second Language Teacher Education Conference: The challenge of change, Vienna.

Radinger, S. (2022, September 7). Philosophische Praxis über/in/mit/als Forschung – (Wie) geht das? Internationale Gesellschaft für Philosophische Praxis. IGPP Talk, online.

Radinger, S. (2023, June 2). Combining Applied Linguistics and Philosophy Practice: Contributions to the study of ‚languaging‘ with a focus on English as a lingua franca research. (presentation).University of Vienna: Department of English and American Studies. Ling Lunch Presentations, Vienna.

Radinger, S. (2022, November 18). What do we mean by ‚drawing upon all resources available‘? Discussing a central but neglected notion in ELF research. (presentation). National Cheng Kung University Taiwan. 13th Conference of English as a lingua franca, Online.

Bierbaumer, L., Radinger, S., Thir, V., Vukovic, V., Knechtelsdorfer, E., & Riegler, S. (2021, December 10). Challenging linguistic concepts: In dialogue with (English as a) lingua franca researchers. (workshop). University of Vienna. 46. Österreichische Linguistik Tagung, Online.

Erling, E. J., Radinger, S., & Brummer, M. (2019, November 21). The relationship between languages of migrants, socioeconomic status, and English language learning in Austria. European Centre for Modern Languages. Languages in an open World Conference, Graz.

Radinger, S. (2021, July 20). Combining biographical research with philosophical practice for investigating Spracherleben. (Symposium: Speaking Subjects). University of Groningen. 19th World Congress of Applied Linguistics: The dynamics of language, communication and culture in a changing world, Online.

Radinger, S. (2018, July 5). LanguagING the refugee-local encounter: A case study on ELF availability, language awareness, and agency. (Invited Speaker). King’s College London. 11th International Conference on English as a lingua franca, London.

Seidlhofer, B., & Radinger, S. (2016, June 20). Language awareness, language regimes and translanguaging in cross-cultural high-stakes encounters. Association for Language Awareness. Vienna University of Economics and Business. Languages for life: Educational, professional and social contexts, Vienna.

Radinger, S. (2016, May 21). Listen closely: Tracing standard English language ideology in Austrian ELT coursebook. University of Vienna. 8. ÖGSD Nachwuchstagung: Sprachendidaktik – der wissenschaftliche Nachwuchs im Dialog, Vienna.