ABSTRACT Much science communication research focuses on how science is represented and how science communication products are consumed. This article instead explores the production of a set of science communication projects, arguing that actor-network theory (ANT) can be one possible tool for such research. The research focuses on a large science festival, 'Science in the City', which took place in Copenhagen in 2014. Four projects within the festival are analytically disassembled: by following their production, different actants involved in the projects are identified and attention given to the wider networks they are part of. A key finding is the diversity of actor-networks stabilised through the four science communication projects. These projects were framed as being not just ‘about’ effective communication of science, but as having other aims, including diverse personal, professional, or political endeavours. A key implication for scholarship is that, for those involved in the production of public communication, science communication is not an end in itself. The value of using ANT approaches for science communication research is also discussed.

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科学传播本身并不是目的：（分解）科学节

摘要许多科学传播研究都集中在如何代表科学以及如何消费科学传播产品上。相反，本文探讨了一系列科学传播项目的产生，认为参与者网络理论（ANT）可能是进行此类研究的一种工具。该研究集中于2014年在哥本哈根举行的大型科学节“城市中的科学”。分析中分解了该节中的四个项目：通过生产，确定参与项目的不同参与者，并给予关注他们所隶属的更广泛的网络。一个关键发现是通过四个科学交流项目稳定的参与者网络的多样性。这些项目的构架不只是“关于”有效的科学交流，但还有其他目的，包括个人，专业或政治上的各种努力。对奖学金的一个关键含义是，对于那些参与公共传播制作的人来说，科学传播本身并不是目的。还讨论了使用ANT方法进行科学传播研究的价值。