Social justice in applied linguistics: Not a conclusion, but a way forward

Charity Hudley and Flores comment on the papers in this volume and offer their vision for how to take this work forward both in theory and practice. They point to the leadership of emerging scholars as integral to envisioning a role for applied linguistics in the struggles for justice and liberation throughout the world. They frame the volume as the start of a new model of justice in scholarly publishing in applied linguistics where the conversations between emerging and more established scholars are active and integrated into our scholarly model. They also provide recommendations on how to take this work forward in research and in action In this way, the innovative thick, rich description that emerging scholars are adding to our understanding of language in various applied contexts will more quickly become part of the educational policy and practice that we need the world over.