Sara Monaci

Sara Monaci is a Full Professor in the Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST) at Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy. She is a member of the Responsible Risk Resilience Centre (R3C) and actively engages in digital methods, disinformation analysis, and inclusive storytelling. Her work bridges Political and Social Sciences with Communication and Information domains.

• Research interests include digital humanities, computational sociology, and cultural studies
• Active in EU-funded projects like SAFFRON and DepolarisingEU
• Editorial board member of MEDIASCAPES JOURNAL

Academic Leadership: As of 2024, she is a member of the Executive Committee at the International Communication Association (Global Communication and Social Change Division). She has held roles at European Sociological Association (2020-), Italian Association of Sociology (2004-), and SISSC (Sociology, Culture, Communication, 2015-).

Teaching & Supervision: Monaci teaches courses such as Digital Strategy and Social Media in the Urban and Regional Development PhD program. She supervises Simone Persico (37th cycle, 2021-in progress) and Letizia Sacco (40th cycle, 2024-in progress). Her pedagogy focuses on Digital Skills for Sustainable Societal Transitions.

Research Networks: Key affiliations include Visiting Researcher at London School of Economics (2018-2019) and Brown University (2007). She contributes to EU projects like MOREandLESS (2023-) and COST action DepolarisingEU (2023-), designing tools against radical polarisation.

Scientific Contributions: Her 2024-2025 publications examine platform governance, wartime disinformation, and NLP applications in urban studies. Earlier works explore pandemic conspiracies, vaccine debates, and algorithmic culture.