Science Communication as Sustainability: Transformative Practices and Arts-Based Approaches (Contemporary Issues in Science Communication) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1529247241 ISBN 13: 9781529247244

Publisher: Bristol University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Urgent crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and global pandemics demand new ways of communicating knowledge.

This book reimagines science communication, not just as a way to communicate about sustainability, but as a sustainable practice. Challenging traditional communication models rooted in neutrality and control, it explores a transformative approach that is participatory, performative, and ethically engaged. Through arts-based methods, the chapters cultivate a mindset focused on deep relationality and radical imagination.

Blending critique and imagination, this is an invitation to scientists, communicators, and artists seeking to collaborate across disciplines to reshape science communication and transform our collective futures.

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About the Authors

Sarah R. Davies is Professor of Technosciences, Materiality and Digital Cultures in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Vienna.

Sabrina Vitting-Seerup is Assistant Professor in the Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen.

Marianne Achiam is Associate Professor in the Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen.

Martin Grünfeld is Assistant Professor in the Department of Science Education, University of Copenhagen.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529247241
• ISBN 13: 9781529247244
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190
• Editor: Vitting-Seerup Sabrina, Grünfeld Martin, Achiam Marianne