Vol. 39 No. 67 (2024): Challenges, dilemmas and tensions of intermediation: reflections from positioned Social Research

In this volume, we want to show research results or reflections on ongoing research that address the dilemmas and tensions of positioning in the work on mediations and their applications in situated research. We are looking for contributions that examine how researchers reflect on their positioning during their work, and the personal, methodological, epistemic and social costs that this implies for them and the communities, actors, organizations or institutions with which they collaborate. In addition, we are interested in exploring the particularities of the knowledge produced from the mediation between activism and research, and the tensions between academic peers and fellow activists when making decisions and assuming positions. Finally, we want to investigate the new scenarios and contexts for intermediation in research and social science.