Citizen consultations on science communication: A citizen science approach

Authors

  • Ana Delicado Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal) http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9657-396X
  • Jussara Rowland Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-3714
  • Empar Vengut Climent University of Valencia (Spain).
  • Isabel Mendoza-Poudereux University of Valencia (Spain).
  • Edurne Gaston Spanish Association of Scientific Communication (Madrid, Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.17510

Keywords:

citizen consultations, science communication, science engagement, science publics, citizen participation

Abstract

Citizen science is part of a wider trend in science and society of promoting two-way dialogue and engagement between scientists and the public, by involving citizens in the research process. This paper examines how CONCISE, an international research project involving Spain, Italy, Portugal, Poland, and Slovakia, seeks to understand how citizens acquire and use scientific information, by engaging citizens through public consultations. The consultations gathered close to 500 citizens in 2019. Asking them for suggestions on how to improve science communication and involving them in the dissemination efforts, CONCISE aims to put citizens at the core of the research process.

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Author Biographies

Ana Delicado, Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal)

Sociologist and Research Fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). She specialises in social studies of science.

Jussara Rowland, Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal).

Sociologist and Reserch Assistant at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (Portugal).

Empar Vengut Climent, University of Valencia (Spain).

PhD in Chemistry and member of Scienceflows group of the University of Valencia (Spain), where she researches about public understanding of science.

Isabel Mendoza-Poudereux, University of Valencia (Spain).

PhD in Biotechnology, researcher at the Scienceflows group of the University of Valencia (Spain) on public understanding of science and science communication practitioner.

Edurne Gaston, Spanish Association of Scientific Communication (Madrid, Spain).

Technician of the CONCISE project at the Spanish Association of Scientific Communication (Madrid, Spain).

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2022-02-02

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Delicado, A., Rowland, J., Vengut Climent, E., Mendoza-Poudereux, I., & Gaston, E. (2022). Citizen consultations on science communication: A citizen science approach. Metode Science Studies Journal, (12), 47–53. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.12.17510
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