Publicity “of” research in Social Sciences. What research may say

This article aims to show how the complex relationships between social sciences research and “publicity” (Habermassian meaning) determine what researching may say. In this perspective, it is necessary to discuss the conditions in which publications can be transformed in publicity, i.e. by creating a difference in the ordinary social practices. Thus, it appears necessary to examine if and to what extent such a process can overstep two different modes of operating, in the scientific systems and in the public sphere