Does It Make Sense to Professionalize and Institutionalize Citizen Science?

In this article, I share an anecdote about citizen science and use it to reflect on this rapidly growing field of scientific activity, its funding, and its governance. The paper focuses particularly on the epistemic and social challenges that accompany increasing demands for professionalization and...

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Publicado en:NanoEthics Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 1 - 6
Autor principal: Mahr, Dana
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2023
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Sumario:In this article, I share an anecdote about citizen science and use it to reflect on this rapidly growing field of scientific activity, its funding, and its governance. The paper focuses particularly on the epistemic and social challenges that accompany increasing demands for professionalization and institutionalization of the Citizen Sciences.