Co-created citizen science: Challenging cultures and practice in scientific research

Jade L. Gunnell; Yaela Naomi Golumbic; Tess Hayes; Michelle Cooper

doi:10.22323/2.20050401

Co-created citizen science: Challenging cultures and practice in scientific research

Jade L. Gunnell, Yaela Naomi Golumbic, Tess Hayes, Michelle Cooper

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Co-created citizen science offers practical tools for implementing science communication theories by increasing public participation in scientific research, empowering communities and advancing situated scientific knowledge. However, delivering such an approach presents a number of key challenges around funding, fostering working partnerships between scientists and citizens and ensuring all stakeholders receive sufficient benefits from the process. In this essay we draw from science communication and citizen science literature to describe these challenges and discuss the opportunities that will enable co-created practices to prosper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Science Communication
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22323/2.20050401
Publication status	Published - 27 Sept 2021

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Citizen science
Community action
Participation and science governance

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Communication

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