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An epistemology for democratic citizen science

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Title: An epistemology for democratic citizen science
Authors: Johannes Jaeger, Camille Masselot, Bastian Greshake Tzovaras, Enric Senabre Hidalgo, Mordechai (Muki) Haklay, Marc Santolini
Source: Royal Society Open Science, Vol 10, Iss 11 (2023)
Publisher Information: The Royal Society, 2023.
Publication Year: 2023
Collection: LCC:Science
Subject Terms: citizen science, epistemology, perspectival realism, process thinking, deliberative practice, project assessment, Science
More Details: More than ever, humanity relies on robust scientific knowledge of the world and our place within it. Unfortunately, our contemporary view of science is still suffused with outdated ideas about scientific knowledge production based on a naive kind of realism. These ideas persist among members of the public and scientists alike. They contribute to an ultra-competitive system of academic research, which sacrifices long-term productivity through an excessive obsession with short-term efficiency. Efforts to diversify this system come from a movement called democratic citizen science, which can serve as a model for scientific inquiry in general. Democratic citizen science requires an alternative theory of knowledge with a focus on the role that diversity plays in the process of discovery. Here, we present such an epistemology, based on three central philosophical pillars: perspectival realism, a naturalistic process-based epistemology, and deliberative social practices. They broaden our focus from immediate research outcomes towards cognitive and social processes which facilitate sustainable long-term productivity and scientific innovation. This marks a shift from an industrial to an ecological vision of how scientific research should be done, and how it should be assessed. At the core of this vision are research communities that are diverse, representative, and democratic.
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