Stefano Cisternino
Junior Researcher
University of Padua- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Pedagogy and Applied Psychology (FISPPA)
stefano.cisternino95@gmail.com
Stefano Cisternino is a Research Fellow on PersoNa at the University of Padova, where, alongside the project’s research activities, he is responsible for communications, press relations, events and partnerships. Within PersoNa, his research examines the epistemic, sociolinguistic and AI-related dimensions of personal narratives in climate litigation. Outside PersoNa, he is Principal Energy Correspondent at The European Correspondent (with journalism and commentary on a variety of outlets including DeSmog and Treccani), and Director of the Italian Observatory on Climate Misinformation. He is an EU Climate Pact Ambassador, Climate Fresk Facilitator, Climate Reality Leader, IRENA Peer Educator and Climatebase Fellow. He holds an M.Sc. in Peace and Conflict Studies from Uppsala University and a second Master’s degree in Sustainable Development and Climate Change from the University of Pisa. His academic research broadly focuses on climate communication, disinformation and public perceptions of the green transition.
Recent Publications
(2026) Monticelli, B., Cisternino, S. e Corsaro, D., Youth Communication in Climate Negotiations: A Verbal, Paraverbal, and Non-Verbal Analytical Framework, in “Energy Nexus”, 18, 100406, Elsevier. Scopus/ESCI (Web of Science), Q1. Best Paper Award, 5th NERPS Conference, Hiroshima University e United Nations University (UNU), Tokyo, 4-7 marzo 2026.
(2026) Monticelli, B., Cisternino, S. e Corsaro, D., Youth perceptions of disinformation in international climate negotiations, in Actas del IV Congreso Internacional de Comunicación del Cambio Climático (CCCC 2025), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 6-8 maggio 2025, Editorial Fragua.
(2026) Marelli, L., Gastaldi, C., Trane, M., Guerreiro Miguel, M., Delgado Callicó, L. et al., A pathway to Europe’s competitiveness: the clean transition (a cura di C. Black, M. Carlotti, L. Delgado Callicó e M. Trane), Publications Office of the European Union, Lussemburgo, JRC147029, ISBN 978-92-68-39946-0.
(2025) Borchardt, S., Trane, M., Cisternino, S. e Marelli, L., Perceptions of the European Green Deal: Understanding public sentiment, in “Social Media + Society”, 11(3), in collaborazione con il Joint Research Centre, Unit D.3 Land Resources and Supply Chain Assessment, Commissione Europea.
(2025) Marelli, L., Trane, M., Barbero Vignola, G. et al., Delivering the EU Green Deal: Progress towards targets (a cura di C. Black e S. Cisternino), Publications Office of the European Union, Lussemburgo, JRC140372, ISBN 978-92-68-23180-7.
(2025) Cisternino, S., A shield with an aperture? Strengthening EU capacity to respond to systemic climate disinformation, POLLEN Policy Brief, Issue 2025/1, Institute for European Studies (IES) e Centre de Recherche en Science Politique (CReSPo), UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles.
(2024) Cisternino, S., Exploring untapped research opportunities in bridging the science-public gap: Innovative communication strategies for environmental research on social media, SSRN Working Paper No. 4947715.
(2023) Brosché, J., Sundberg, R., Wallensteen, P. et al. (con Cisternino, S.), UCDP Conflict Issues Dataset Codebook, version 23.1, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University. Contributo come Research Intern, 2020-2021.