Members

The ELDIA Consortium included eight universities and research institutions.

Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany

Northern European and Baltic languages

Professor Anneli Sarhimaa: Coordinator-in-chief of ELDIA, leader of Work Package 5 (Data Analysis), Work Package 9 (Coordination and Management), lead researcher in the case study and author of case- specific report ‘Karelian in Finland’, co-author of Comparative Report
Katharina Zeller, M.A.: Coordination secretary; questionnaire layout, EuLaViBar planning
Claudia Reitz, M.A.: Coordination secretary
Eva Kühhirt, M.A.: Database administrator, co-author of Data Analysis manual
Suna Önder, M.A. (2012–2013): translation of the case-specific report ‘Karelian in Finland’ into Finnish
Leena Joki, M.A. and Dr. Kati Parppei (based in Finland): assistance in the fieldwork and data analysis for the case study ‘Karelian in Finland’ (2010–2011)
Student assistants: Annika Emmert, Maren Gockel, Marie-Christine Klös, Iwana Knödel, Adina Nix
Dr. Jeremy Bradley (Vienna): programming of the Joomla template for the ELDIA website (2010; 2013)
Freelance and volunteer assistance (translations, transcriptions, interviews etc.) for the case study ‘Karelian in Finland’: Paavo Harakka, Professor Marja Leinonen, Kenneth Meaney, M.A., Professor Pirkko Nuolijärvi, Sampo Nuolijärvi, Sanna Nykänen, M.A., Professor Martti Penttonen, Professor Lea Siilin (all based in Finland).

University of Helsinki, Finland

Department of Finno-Ugric and Nordic Languages and Literatures

Professor Riho Grünthal: leader of Work Package 2 (Context Analysis), leader of the case studies ‘Karelian in Russia’ and ‘Veps in Russia’, leader of fieldwork and co-author of the corresponding case-specific reports
Dr. Reetta Toivanen: leader of the media analysis team, co-author of the Comparative Report
Kari Djerf, resource person for statistics
Dr. Nina Zajceva (Petrozavodsk): co-author of the context analysis of Veps, coordinator of fieldwork in Russia
Heini Karjalainen (Hienonen), M.A.: participation in the case studies on Veps and Karelian in Russia (fieldwork in Russia, data analysis), co-author of the case-specific reports on Veps and Karelian
Ulriikka Puura, M.A.: co-author of the context analysis and case- specific report for Veps, co-author of the case-specific report for Karelian; participation in data analysis of Karelian and the control group; participation in the planning of the questionnaire
Santra Jantunen: data analysis, transcription
Dr. Konstantin Zamyatin: co-author of the context analysis and contributor for the case-specific report on Karelian
Media analysis team (largely based at other universities, led by Reetta Toivanen): Rita Csiszár (Hungarian in Austria), Kadri Koreinik (Seto and Võro in Estonia), Niina Kunnas and Sonja Laitinen (Karelian and Estonian in Finland), Mari Keränen and Anna-Kaisa Räisänen (North Sámi and Kven in Norway), Nadja Nieminen Mänty (Finnish in Sweden), Santra Jantunen and Outi Tánczos (Karelian and Veps in Russia).
Fieldworkers based in Petrozavodsk: Olga Zhukova, Nataliya Ankhimova, Olga Mironova (Veps), Svetlana Pasyukova (Veps and the control group survey), Nataliya Antonova, Tatyana Boyko, Svetlana Kovaleva, Olga Ogneva, Aleksandra Rodionova (Karelian), Svetlana Plyukhina (control group survey)
Assistance in statistics: Antti Mattila

The Åland Islands Peace Institute (Ålands fredsinstitut), Mariehamn, Åland, Finland

Associate professor, Jur. dr. Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark: leader of Work Package 7 (Comparative Report and EuLaViBar), co-author of the comparative report; leader of the law research team (analysis of legal and institutional framework), co-editor of legal reports and author of the legal comparative report

Authors of legal and institutional analyses (in alphabetical order, in parentheses the country of responsibility):

Professor Anders Fogelklou (Russia)
Petra Granholm (Norway)
Lisa Grans (Finland)
Marianne Meiorg (Estonia)
Heidi Öst (Sweden)
Associate Professor Petra Roter, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Sarah Stephan (Germany), in addition: project assistant and co-editor of legal reports
Deva Zwitter with support from Dr. Emma Lantschner (Austria)

Univerza v Mariboru, Maribor, Slovenia

Department of Hungarian

Professor Anna Kolláth: leader of the ELDIA team of Maribor, co-author of the context analysis and case-specific report ‘Hungarian in Slovenia’
Dr. Annamária Gróf: co-author of context analysis, engaged also in the planning and reporting of the fieldwork and data analysis, co-author of the case-specific report
Livija Horvat, M.A.: data analysis and background work for the fieldwork report and the case-specific report, co-author of context analysis
Judit Gasparics, M.A.: fieldwork, co-author of context analysis (2010 –2011)
Žužana Kerčmar Furjan, M.A.: assistance in report writing and translation, data analysis and other project tasks (2012)

University of Oulu, Finland

Department of Finnish

Professor Helena Sulkala: leader of Work Package 1 (Methodological Synergy)
Laura Arola, M.A. (2010, 2012): lead researcher for the case study on Meänkieli, lead author of the case-specific report
Marko Marjomaa, M.A. (2010–2012): lead researcher for the case study on North Sámi, author of the case-specific report
Anna-Kaisa Räisänen, M.A. (2010–2012): lead researcher for the case study on Kven, lead author of the case-specific report
Dr. Niina Kunnas (2010–2011): co-author of the case-specific reports on Kven (context analysis) and Meänkieli, media analysis for Karelian
Elina Kangas, M.A.: Meänkieli fieldwork and interview data analysis, co-author of the case-specific report on Meänkieli

Minna Pelkonen, B.A.: assistance in data analysis (control group data) and the Meänkieli case study
Fieldwork and technical assistance: Anu Alanko, Merethe Eidstø Kristiansen, Ellen Oddveig Hætta, Riikka Kolehmainen, Sierge Rasmus, Verena Schall, Mihail Voronov, and others.

Stockholms Universitet, Sweden (until April 2011)

Institutionen för baltiska språk, finska och tyska

Professor Jarmo Lainio: leader of Work Package 3 (Data Sampling and Methods)
Nadja Nieminen Mänty, M.A.: Empirical research (desk research and survey) on Finnish in Sweden
Barbro Allardt Ljunggren, M.A.: Assistance in the planning of the survey questionnaire, survey on Finnish in Sweden

University of Tartu, Estonia

Department of Estonian and General Linguistics

Professor Helle Metslang: leader of Work Package 6 (Case-Specific Reports), supervision of the case studies on Estonian in Germany and Finland
Professor Karl Pajusalu: leader of Work Package 4 (Fieldwork), supervision of the case studies on Võro and Seto
Dr. Kadri Koreinik: context analyses, case-specific reports and case studies on Võro and Seto, co-author of the Case-Specific Report Manual
Dr. Kristiina Praakli: context analyses, case-specific reports and case studies on Estonian in Germany and Finland
Sarah Bast, M.A. (Mainz): assistance in the context analysis of Estonian in Germany (2010)
Assistance in fieldwork: Tiina Hakman (interviews in Helsinki), Evelin Laaniste (interviews in Germany), Triinu Ojar (interviews for Võro and Seto) and Sulev Iva (Jüvä Sullõv) (translation of materials); Lilian Freiberg, Kaile Kabun, Ene Laube, Talvi Onno, Maike-Liis Rebane, Nele Reimann-Truija, Õie Sarv and Aino Suurmann (survey in South Estonia)
Assistance in transcription and data entry: Dr. Andriela Rääbis, Helen Türk, Helena Teemets, Laivi Laanemets (Estonian), Nele Reimann-Truija, Helena Kesonen, Liina Tammekänd, Valev Laube, Monika Eichenbaum, Liisa Koreinik (Võro/Seto).

University of Vienna, Austria

Department of Finno-Ugric Studies

Professor Johanna Laakso: Leader of Work Package 8 (Dissemination), co-author of case-specific report ‘Hungarian in Austria’, co-author of Comparative Report
Angelika Parfuss, M.A.: (2010–2012): coordination and data analysis of empirical research on Hungarian in Austria, co-author of case-specific report
Dr. Rita Csiszár (2010–2011): context analysis for the case study on Hungarian in Austria, media analysis in Austria
Hajnalka Berényi-Kiss, M.A.: dissemination, website management, etc.; assistance and participation in the empirical case study and data analysis, co-author of case-specific report
Assistance in fieldwork, transcription, data entry, dissemination, editing publications: Ilona Soukup (2010), Patrícia Pataky, Hajnalka Veress (2011), Michaela Pasterk (2013), and others