Dear colleagues,
I am glad to share the attached call for papers from CS journal about “Mediating Science: Mediation and Mediators of Scientific Knowledge in Complex Society”. The December 2026 special issue will address
the role of science communicators from a relational perspective aimed at challenging the science communication studies to move beyond the analysis of content transmitted by communicators or received by audiences, and to address the broader question of
how mediators help shape the relationships among the spheres of knowledge production, politics, the economy, and citizenship.
Please consider submitting the abstract of a max 6,000-words article according to the following deadlines:
February 15, 2026 – Deadline for abstract submission.
February 27, 2026 – Authors will be notified of proposal acceptance.
May 29, 2026 – Deadline for submission of the full paper, if the proposal is accepted.
Best wishes,
Paolo Volonté
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Prof. Paolo Volonté
Sociologia dei processi culturali
Dipartimento di Design
Politecnico di Milano
META - Social Sciences and Humanities for Science and Technology