Information, Medium and Society: Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Publishing Studies, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Lisbon, Portugal

2026 Conference | Information, Medium & Society – The Publishing Studies Research Network
Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Publishing Studies, NOVA School of Social Sciences &Humanities, Portugal, 1-3 July 2026

Information, Medium & Society – The Publishing Studies Research Networkis brought together by a shared interest in investigating publishing practices as distinctive modes of social knowledge production. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
Information, Medium & Society: Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Publishing Studiesfeatures research addressing the following annual themes. Each year we also focus on a Special Focus that presents a timely challenge.
TheInformation, Medium & Society: Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Publishing Studieswill feature plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Professor of Jurisprudence, Nova School of Law, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal; Honorary Professional Fellow, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom