Giuseppe Pellegrini (Ph.D., Sociology 2004) teaches Innovation, Technology and Society at the University of Trento. His main research interests are related to the study of science, technology and society issues. In this area of investigation, a specific attention he devoted to public engagement and public communication. His methodological skills are both qualitative and quantitative. He leads the Italian research team of the European project CONCISE and PERSIST studying the public perception of science and technology. He is the president of Observa Science in Society and members of the Public Communication on Science and Technology network.
Recent publications:
- Laconi, A., Saracino, B., Fattorini, E., Pellegrini, G., Bucchi, M., Bailoni, L., Piccirillo, A. (2023), SARS-CoV-2 and Companion Animals: Sources of Information and COmmunication Campaign during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy, in Veterinary Sciences, 10(7):426.
- Pellegrini G., Saracino B. (2022). Public Engagement Profiles and Types of Research Institutes. In Entradas M., Bauer M. W. Public Communication of Research Universities ‘Arms Race’ for Visibility or Science Substance? Routledge, London.
- Pellegrini G. (2021) Evaluating Science Communication: Concepts and Tools for Realistic Assessment, Routledge UK.
- Entradas M, Bauer MW, O’Muircheartaigh C, Marcinkowski F, Okamura A, Pellegrini G, et al. (2020) Public communication by research institutes compared across countries and sciences: Building capacity for engagement or competing for visibility.
- Pellegrini G. (2020), Coronavirus and public communication: the role of experts and decision-makers in the view of the public, in Overabounding and Society, SocONe Pub.
Contacts: pellegrini@observanet.it.