Guest Lecture at UW by Prof. Jim McKinley, University College London

We are pleased to invite you to an open lecture organized by EMERGE given by Prof. Jim McKinley, University College London, Critically Drawing on EMI Systematic Reviews: A Call for More Responsible Research. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, October 16, at 9:45 a.m., at Dobra 55, in Strefa WspółPRACY 

With the rapid expansion of EMI research, there is an inherent need for more critical reflection on basing this research on systematic reviews, such as the oft-cited one by Macaro et al. (2018) and other secondary research. I argue that there is cause for concern in the EMI research that cites systematic reviews as sources of research agenda or methodological advice without explicit criticality. EMI research should identify specifically how and why the calls made in these systematic reviews were made and construct their research accordingly. I conclude with suggestions for future EMI research, particularly that researchers take a holistic view of what EMI research is in terms of methodology, researcher identity, and which questions are important.