• Supporting immigrants' political integration through discussion and debate in public libraries 

      Johnston, Jamie; Audunson, Ragnar Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Using Habermas’ theory of the public sphere, this article examines the potential of conversation-based programming (e.g. conversation groups and language cafes) in public libraries to bring immigrant voices into the public ...
    • Talking about picturebooks in libraries’ language cafes 

      Tveit, Åse Kristine; Johnston, Jamie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      How might picturebooks serve as reading and conversation materials in language cafes for international immigrants aiming to learn the local language? How might these books help foster meaningful exchanges between program ...