Citizen-led social innovation: re-booting academia

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Definitions/ Approaches#citizenscience Public participation in science, usually unpaid, by groups & individuals

Working at the 'edge’ – making use of resources through collaboration (Carolyn Kagan, 2007)

Citizen science, valuable approach to scientific discovery for monitoring the environment(Roy et al, 2013)

1. Crowdsource number patterns in nature dataset 2. Engage 3000 people from Greater Manchester 3. Learn about Turing & how number patterns work in sunflowers 4. Provide media stories

Media Reach: 62.8MillionUser generated content views: (images & video): 124,248Event attendees: 3046 (80% from Greater Manchester)Email registrations: 28% from Greater ManchesterSunflowers pledged: 12,000 (35% from Greater Manchester)Other Blogs: 40Countries: data from 7 countries; pledges from 22

What did people do?

http://www.Sallyfort.com http://bit.ly/ZL3sSd

Open Voice Community ChoirOpen Voice Community Choir

Ethical challenges

Banks, S. (et al) (2013)

1. Partnership, collaboration and power

2. Blurring the boundaries between researcher and researched, academic and activist

3. Community rights, conflict and democratic representation

4. Ownership and dissemination of data, findings and publications

5. Anonymity, privacy and confidentiality

6. Institutional ethical review processes

Everyday Ethics

Banks, S. (et al) (2013)

An approach to research that is based on a commitment to sharing power and resources and working towards beneficial outcomes for all participants, especially ‘communities.’

Embedded in the research process: attitudes, ethos, ways of working, relationships

1. Mutual respect2. Equality and inclusion3. Democratic participation4. Active learning5. Making a difference6. Collective action7. Personal integrity

ReferencesCagan, K (2007) Working at the Edge, Psychologist, Vol 20, part 4, pp224 - 227 http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=20&editionID=146&ArticleID=1172

Roy, H.E., Pocock, M.J.O., Preston, C.D., Roy, D.B., Savage, J., Tweddle, J.C. & Robinson, L.D. (2012) Understanding Citizen Science & Environmental Monitoring.  Final Report. NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Natural History Museum on behalf of UK-EOF. 175pp http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news/news_archive/citizen-science-review-guide_2012_59.html

Tweddle, J.C., Robinson, L.D., Pocock, M.J.O & Roy, H.E. (2012). Guide tocitizen science: developing, implementing and evaluating citizen science tostudy biodiversity and the environment in the UK. Natural History Museumand NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for UK-EOF.http://www.ceh.ac.uk/news/news_archive/citizen-science-review-guide_2012_59.html

Riesch H, Potter C and Davies, L (2013) Combining citizen science with public engagement: the open air laboratories programme. Journal of Science Communication 1 – 18; http://jcom.sissa.it/archive/12/3-4/JCOM1203%282013%29A03/JCOM1203%282013%29A03.pdf

Frietag, A, Pfeffer, M.J. (2013) Process, not product: Investigating Recommendations for improving Citizen Science "Success". PLoS ONE 8(5): e64079. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064079

Banks, S. (et al) (2013) 'Everyday ethics in community-based participatory research', in Contemporary Social Science: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences

 

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