This paper, published by the Ludus Vitalis journal, devoted to meta-scientific reflections was my first attempt to grasp the topic of citizen science. At it's core, citizen science harbors the question of public participation in science and its viability. Rather than asking if the people- the "public"- are prepared to get involved in scientific matters and decisions, I argue, we should first start by checking the scientific institutions' willingness (and that of its members) to actually reach its stakeholders and incorporate their knowledge and concerns into their research programs.
Source
Vallejo, Arturo. 2016. “Ciencia, participación pública y las invasiones bárbaras.” Ludus Vitails XXIV (46): 205–8.
Language
Spanish
Cite as
Arturo Vallejo, "Science, public participation and the Barbarian Invasions ", contributed by Arturo Vallejo, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 25 August 2019, accessed 24 November 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/science-public-participation-and-barbarian-invasions
Critical Commentary
This paper, published by the Ludus Vitalis journal, devoted to meta-scientific reflections was my first attempt to grasp the topic of citizen science. At it's core, citizen science harbors the question of public participation in science and its viability. Rather than asking if the people- the "public"- are prepared to get involved in scientific matters and decisions, I argue, we should first start by checking the scientific institutions' willingness (and that of its members) to actually reach its stakeholders and incorporate their knowledge and concerns into their research programs.