"Citizen Science"? Rethinking Science and Public Participation

Article Article scientifique Article "Citizen Science"? Rethinking Science and Public Participation eng 2019 author Strasser Bruno J. 0000-0002-2773-6670 87501 author Baudry Jérôme 844745 author Mahr Dana 845247 author Sanchez Gabriela 845369 author Tancoigne Elise 846348 52-76 10.23987/sts.60425 0886-3040 Since the late twentieth century, “citizen science” has become an increasingly fashionable label for a growing number of participatory research activities. This paper situates the origins and rise of the term “citizen science” and offers a new framework to better understand the diversity of epistemic practices involved in these participatory projects. It contextualises “citizen science” within the broader history of public participation in science and analyses critically the current promises — democratisation, education, discoveries — emerging within the “citizen science” discourse. Finally, it maps a number of historical, political, and social questions for future research in the critical studies of “citizen science”. Public participation in scientific research History of science Science and technology studies Dewey 570 Swiss National Science Foundation The Rise of Citizen Science: Rethinking Public Participation in Science 157787 CH Programmes 30 Section de biologie 16 false 809 Groupe Strasser Science & technology studies 32 2 159013b0-012e-404a-8bed-7d13e5e820da Article (Published version) Restricted Strasser_et_al_2019_STS.pdf 171299 application/pdf f3167433537255695a428ab3d0da233f11ccf8bb046cf4db6ad9aa3dabd6d500 restrictedAccess Faculté des sciences / Section de biologie

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