The theory of social representations and the theory of mediations: a methodological proposal to draw both theories closer to each other

The article sumarizes research whose purpose was to bring together the theory of social representations, from Serge Moscovici, and the theory of mediations, from Jesús Martín-Barbero, with a view to studies in the field of Communication. A theoretical and methodological discussion is presented, based on a discussion of the main references of both theories. trying to point out points of tangency that allow the approximation of the theories. It results in a diagram as a methodological protocol suggestion for future studies.