Apples and apples oranges and pears Studying citizen

Apples and apples – oranges and pears: Studying ‘citizen science’ through a comparative lens 12 November 2020 Webinar Michiel Van Oudheusden, University of Cambridge

Apples and oranges… Rolexes: “Same same but different”

Comparing what, why, how? • Cases, concepts, variables, cultures, categories, properties… • CS = traveling keyword; mobilizing imaginary • As studies of CS proliferate, so too, do its definitions and characterizations: citizen sciences

• What is at stake when we speak of citizen science? • Democratization of science • Relationships between scientists and citizens (society) • Education • Discovery • “The data” • … • A plurality of CS definitions, genealogies, and promises – a plurality of approaches to scientific inquiry (e. g. , ontologies, methods) • CS as a lens through which to ‘do’ comparison; initiate meaningful conversation and learning; pluralize scientific inquiry • Explore these questions through the lens of ‘citizen science’ from different angles (see program)

Program 10. 00 – 10. 10: Introduction to the workshop: Apples and oranges (and Rolexes): Same same but different – Michiel Van Oudheusden (University of Cambridge) 10. 10 – 10. 25: ‘Citizen’ + ‘science’ = citizen science? Exploring understandings of citizenship and science in post-Fukushima Japan – Joke Kenens (KU Leuven; Belgian Nuclear Research Centre) 10. 25 – 10. 40: Can we simply copy the ‘western Citizen Science concept’ to the Global South? Experiences from Uganda and Congo – Tine Huyse (Royal Museum for Central Africa) 10. 40 – 10. 50: Break 10. 50 – 11. 05: From the distrustful Lucan mozzarella to the trusting Venetian spritz: two citizen science experiences of clash (Basilicata) or cooperation (Veneto) with appointed institutions – Anna Berti Suman (Tilburg University) 11. 05 – 11. 20: Does citizen science require co-creation at all levels to be transformational? The experience of Curieuze. Neuzen Flanders – Huib Huyse (Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven) 11. 20 – 11. 50: Q+A with Discussants Jennifer Gabrys (University of Cambridge) and Gert Verschraegen (University of Antwerp) 11. 50 – 12. 00: Closing words – Ine Van Hoyweghen (KU Leuven)

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