Description du projet
Un ensemble d’initiatives répondant à la vision européenne de «la science pour le peuple, par le peuple»
La science citoyenne, élément clé de la démocratisation de la science, renvoie à l’engagement citoyen qui va du mieux être informé en termes de science à participer au processus scientifique lui-même. Le projet STEP CHANGE, financé par l’UE, mettra en évidence le rôle sociétal et scientifique plus large que la science citoyenne peut jouer dans des domaines de recherche où les facteurs humains et non humains sont étroitement liés. À cette fin, STEP CHANGE mettra en œuvre cinq initiatives de science citoyenne dans les domaines de l’énergie, de l’environnement, de la santé et des maladies infectieuses, y compris l’analyse participative et autoréflexive et l’évaluation des processus de recherche collaborative, des résultats scientifiques et des impacts sociétaux.
Objectif
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.
Champ scientifique
- 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
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Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.5. - SCIENCE WITH AND FOR SOCIETY Main Programme
Régime de financement
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinateur
6000 Koper
Slovénie