Projektbeschreibung
„Wissenschaft von den Menschen für die Menschen“: Initiativen folgen dieser europäischen Vision
Bürgerwissenschaft ist ein zentraler Bestandteil der Demokratisierung von Wissenschaft. Der Begriff beschreibt eine Beteiligung von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern, die von einer besseren Kenntnis in wissenschaftlichen Fragen bis hin zur aktiven Mitarbeit am wissenschaftlichen Prozess an sich reicht. Bürgerwissenschaft kann in solchen Forschungsbereichen eine breitere gesellschaftliche und wissenschaftliche Rolle übernehmen, in denen menschliche und nicht menschliche Faktoren eng verflochten sind. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt STEP CHANGE wird genau diese in den Mittelpunkt rücken. Dazu wird STEP CHANGE fünf bürgerwissenschaftliche Initiativen in den Bereichen Energie, Umwelt, Gesundheit und Infektionskrankheiten umsetzen, die eine partizipative und selbstreflexive Analyse und Evaluierung des gemeinsamen Forschungsprozesses, der wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse und der gesellschaftlichen Folgen beinhalten.
Ziel
STEP CHANGE (Science Transformation in EuroPe through Citizens involvement in HeAlth, coNservation and enerGy rEsearch) replies to the H2020 Topic SwafS 27 on “Hands-on citizen science and frugal innovation”, Sub-topic A, citizen science. The project, coordinated by the University of Primorska, is based on the assumption that citizen science (CS) can play an even broader societal and scientific role than it is generally acknowledged, particularly in those critical fields of research (like Energy, Health and the Environment) where human and non-human factors are deeply entangled. In these areas, a set of highly-contested, socially relevant research fields is emerging where CS can play a pivotal role by making science more socially robust, inclusive and democratic while strengthening the capacity of scientific investigation over emerging phenomena that cannot be easily caught within narrow disciplinary boundaries. Then, STEP CHANGE was designed to contribute to making the most of CS potentialities, while at the same time identifying, analysing, and tackling such limitations and risks. In this regard, STEP-CHANGE is based on the implementation of five Citizen Science Initiatives (CSIs) in the areas of Energy, Environment, Health and Infectious Diseases, through the participatory and self-reflexive analysis and evaluation of their collaborative research processes, scientific outcomes and societal impacts. The CSIs regard: 1) wildlife conservation in Slovenia (UP); 2) non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the UK (TGI, NIHR and OUXF); 3); energy communities in Germany (WECF); 4) infectious disease outbreak preparedness in Italy (UNITOV); 5) off-grid renewable energy in agriculture in Uganda (ARUWE). Horizontal activities are also foreseen: Scoping process (SfC), Participatory evaluation (K&I, AU), Mutual learning and training (ZSI), Stocktaking (ECSA) and Communication (EUSEA). The consortium is geographically balanced and formed by 13 partners, from 7 European countries and Uganda.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseases
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinehepatology
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
- H2020-EU.5. - SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY Main Programme
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-SwafS-2020-1
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
6000 Koper
Slowenien