Recent publications question the public visibility of communication science as a discipline
and its relevance for the broader society. To address this issue, we analyze the public …

The mental models that individual scholars have of science communication–how it works,
what it is supposed to achieve and so on–shape the way these academics actually …

In response to significant societal challenges, there is a growing demand for scientists to
actively engage in public discussions. The recent Covid-19 pandemic led to the sudden …

Science is increasingly expected to help in solving complex societal problems in
collaboration with societal stakeholders. However, it is often unclear under what conditions …

How can scientists best inform the public and change attitudes? Does the message or the
messenger matter more? We test the effect of scientific expert messengers and messages in …

Today, science and politics are in a complex status of reciprocal dependency. Politics is
dependent on scientific expertise in order to adequately address highly complex social …

This study uses the online discourse surrounding an Austrian publicly-funded study about
“Islamic kindergartens” as a case study to approach communication about the social …

Social media has become an important way for science communication. Some scholars
have examined how to help scientists engage with social media from operational training …

Recently, the debate about the external perception and relevance of media and
communication science has gained momentum. Many researchers criticise that the …

This article analyses the gap between the news media's and scholars' portrayals of social
scientists' roles in Singapore. It adopts a media representation theoretical framework …