Weißbuch Citizen Science Strategie 2030 für Deutschland

Bonn, Aletta; Brink, Wiebke; Hecker, Susanne; Herrmann, Thora Martina; Liedtke, Christin; Premke-Kraus, Matthias; Voigt-Heucke, Silke L.; Gönner, Julia von; Altmann, Carolin; Bauhus, Wilhelm; Bengtsson, Luiza; Büermann, Andrea; Brandt, Miriam; Bruckermann, Till; Dietrich, P.; Dörler, Daniel; Eich-Brod, Regina; Eichinger, Michael; Ferschinger, Laura; Freyberg, Linda; Grützner, Agnes; Hammel, Gertrud; Heigl, Florian; Heyen, Nils B.; Hoelker, Franz; Johannsen, Carolin; Kiefer, Sarah; Klan, Friederike; Kluttig, Thekla; Kluß, Thorsten; Knapp, Valerie; Knobloch, Jörn; Koop, Monika; Lorke, Julia; Mortega, Kim Geraldine; Munke, Martin; Pathe, Carsten; Richter, Anett; Schumann, Anke; Soßdorf, Anna; Stämpfli, Tiina; Sturm, Ulrike; Thiel, Christian; Tönsmann, Susanne; Valentin, Anke; Bogaert, Vanessa van den; Wagenknecht, Katherin; Wegener, Robert; Woll, Silvia

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“…However, other categories were also found on social, ethical, and educational aspects, as well as affective aspects and (negative) evaluations [10]. While the topic of inclusion is discussed widely at the European level [11], it is not yet explicitly addressed at the level of the citizen science community in Germany [12]. To the best of our knowledge, there is not yet a single definition of inclusion that the German citizen science community would refer to.…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, there is not yet a single definition of inclusion that the German citizen science community would refer to. There is, however, an awareness of the importance of inclusion and diversity, but when it comes to implementation, it is usually only addressed as "diversity" at the level of volunteer management [12] (pp. 25, 42, and 46).…”

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The Known Unknowns: What Citizen Science Projects in Germany Know about Their Volunteers—And What They Don’t Know

2021

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The citizen science landscape in Germany offers an enormous range for participation. More than 170 projects currently present themselves on the national citizen science platform. In 2020, we conducted a survey among 140 projects (participation rate 56%), and they provided information on the organisational framework and characteristics (disciplines, initiators, funding, and project goals), as well as on the academic researchers and the volunteering citizen scientists involved. A surprising result was that the level of knowledge about the volunteers is very low overall. Many projects deliberately do not collect personal data (e.g., on socio-demographic variables, knowledge, and behaviour), partly for data-protection reasons and partly because they are unsure about how to collect it due to a lack of instruments and standards. We aim to illustrate the complexity of this issue and discuss various dilemmas arising between theoretical aspirations and the pragmatic and procedural realities in practice. We conclude with suggestions for developing project-specific strategies to increase diversity and inclusion. We argue that the task of conducting accompanying research on participant diversity cannot be borne by individual projects alone and consider the development and implementation of co-creative and qualitative approaches suitable for this purpose.

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The Known Unknowns: What Citizen Science Projects in Germany Know about Their Volunteers—And What They Don’t Know

2021

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“…An overview of the European CS landscape, the representation of CSS in it, and its institutional anchoring in individual states can be found in Vohland et al [31], for example. In Germany, for example, there are science policy agendas [13], [32], but also positions of communities of practice [33], [18], [25], [34] that also draw attention to the importance of social sciences and humanities for Citizen Science.…”

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“…This is because participatory research can create "socially robust" knowledge [12] and, in this respect, is a means of strengthening the acceptance and communication of sustainable (social) innovations. Current science policy agendas regarding Citizen Science do reflect this notion [13], [14]. This also brings to the fore the problem of who actually are or should be the driving actors or, put simply, who is responsible for CSS?…”

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Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Henke¹

2022

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Both the sustainability discourse and the debate on citizen science are strongly focused on the natural and technical sciences. However, numerous participatory research activities can be identified in the social sciences and humanities that address sustainability issues of various kinds. However, these have hardly been studied so far, and their contribution to addressing sustainability challenges is poorly known. The study investigates which sustainability topics are taken up by citizen science in the humanities and social sciences, which factors influence the choice of topics, and its implications. For this purpose, the concept of Citizen Social Science (CSS) is taken up and sustainability is operationalized via the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and its specific Targets. Based on a collection of CSS activities in Germany, the addressed sustainability topics are identified accordingly. The findings indicate a focus on three of the 17 SDGs, while at the same time the project consortia are very heterogeneous and, depending on their composition, focus on different topics. CSS shows particular strengths here through its multi-stakeholder approach. However, the linking of Citizen Science with the SDGs requires further formalization so that its transformative effects can be incorporated into SDG monitoring and the scientific institutions need additional incentives to participate in CSS.

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“…This is because participatory research can create "socially robust" knowledge [12] and, in this respect, is a means of strengthening the acceptance and communication of sustainable (social) innovations. Current science policy agendas regarding CS do reflect this notion [13], [14]. This also brings to the fore the problem of who actually are or should be the driving actors or, put simply, who is responsible for CSS?…”

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Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Henke¹

2022

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Both the sustainability discourse and the debate on citizen science are strongly focused on the natural and technical sciences. Yet, numerous participatory research activities can be identified in the social sciences and humanities that address sustainability issues of various kinds. These have hardly been studied so far, and their contribution to addressing sustainability challenges is poorly known. The study investigates which sustainability topics are taken up by citizen science in the humanities and social sciences, which factors influence the choice of topics, and its implications. For this purpose, the concept of Citizen Social Science (CSS) is taken up and sustainability is operationalized via the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and its specific Targets. Based on a collection of CSS activities in Germany, the addressed sustainability topics are identified accordingly. It is then analyzed how these patterns depend on the main characteristics of CSS projects. The findings indicate a focus on three SDGs related to education, sustainable cities and partnerships for the Goals, while at the same time the project consortia are very heterogeneous. CSS shows particular strengths here through its multi-stakeholder approach. Going forward, the linkage of Citizen Science to the SDGs needs to be further formalized so that its transformative effects can be incorporated into SDG monitoring and the scientific institutions need additional incentives to participate in CSS.

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Weißbuch Citizen Science Strategie 2030 für Deutschland

Abstract: This is the first version of the White Paper Citizen Science Strategy 2030 for Germany. This version is out for consultation from 8/8/21-30/9/2021 and will then be revised with received comments and reviews accordingly. Consultation website: www.citizen-science-weissbuch.de

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The Known Unknowns: What Citizen Science Projects in Germany Know about Their Volunteers—And What They Don’t Know

The Known Unknowns: What Citizen Science Projects in Germany Know about Their Volunteers—And What They Don’t Know

Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

Can Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deliver on the Sustainability Goals?

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