Undisciplined reflections on science and society

Seminar
Contact – Antonella Lugliè | DADU, University of Sassari

Alba L’Astorina (Cnr Irea), Cristina Mangia (Cnr Isac), Alessandra Pugnetti (Cnr Ismar)
Editors of CNR Edizioni's series "Scientists in Distress?"
"Undisciplined reflections on science and society"

May 30, 2024 from 09:00 to 11:00
Santa Chiara Complex, Aula Lai | S4a
Microsoft Teams code and link: Gv38FB – Link

Three researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds have created the editorial series "Scientists in Distress?" at the National Research Council. The series aims to explore the new roles of researchers in a context where science-society relations are subject to public discussion and redefinition. The researchers will engage with participants on the topics addressed by the series and the first volume dedicated to “Post-Normal Science (PNS).”

Cristina Mangia, an environmental physicist, is a researcher at CNR ISAC in Lecce. She focuses on the dynamics of air pollution and environmental epidemiology. Her research aims to understand pollution phenomena and their impact on the health of exposed populations. This activity has led her to address topics related to the science-society relationship concerning participatory processes, environmental justice, and gender issues.

Alba L'Astorina, with a background in cultural processes sociology, works at CNR IREA in Milan, dealing with transdisciplinary theories and practices of knowledge production and sharing. In recent years, she has delved into the role of the scientific community in the science-society relationship through research practices, narratives, and forms of collaboration, such as Citizen Science, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), and the post-normal science approach.

Alessandra Pugnetti, a biologist with a Ph.D. in ecology, is a researcher at CNR ISMAR in Venice. She has mainly focused on the ecology of phytoplankton communities and the development and consolidation of the national Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER-Italy). For some years, she has been engaged in informal ecology communication and exploring research imaginaries and practices that allow for a change in the vision of relationships between the human and non-human worlds.

All three are co-editors of the CNR Edizioni series "Scientists in Distress?" and coordinators of the CNR interdepartmental group "Nature, Research, and Society."

Coordinator:
Cecilia Teodora Satta, AGRIS