Citizen-Science: Systemic Perspectives on Group, Community Empowerment and Co-Decision

In principle, citizen science is the process that engages the public in scientific research, and it is said that is a key factor in augmenting political and social impact. Through citizen science, anyone can participate in the different processes of scientific research. However, this form of scientific validation still has a long way to go, although co-design and participatory action research are beginning to be integrated into scientific discourse.

In this session we look forward the sociological analysis of experiences of citizen-science within a systemic and reflective perspective (in other words, with a sociocybernetic perspective). We look to discuss how such processes lead to group and community empowerment. Particularly attention is given to the challenges and dilemmas at a methodological level as citizen-science is principally inter and transdisciplinary, engaging different levels of practical and theoretical knowledge, scientific debate co-desing and co-decision.

Papers wellcomed in English, French and Spanish