Co-designing Citizen Social Science for Collective Action

Project description

How vulnerable citizens can serve as co-researchers

Research into the field of citizen social science remains rather limited. Nevertheless, citizen groups emerge as co-researchers and co-designers in many research and innovation activities. The EU-funded CoAct project proposes a fundamentally new approach to tackling social global concerns related to mental health care, youth employment, environmental justice and gender equality: by engaging vulnerable citizens acting as co-researchers. The project will run in Barcelona, Vienna, Berlin and eastern Europe, as well as Buenos Aires. It will be implemented by a consortium of research institutions, NGOs and global networks of open science and open data activism. The project’s goal is identify and develop a general model for citizen social science that engages citizen bodies concerned with specific social issues in co-research.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › gender studies › gender equality

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.5.c. - Integrate society in science and innovation issues, policies and activities in order to integrate citizens' interests and values and to increase the quality, relevance, social acceptability and sustainability of research and innovation outcomes in various fields of activity from social innovation to areas such as biotechnology and nanotechnology

Topic(s)

• SwafS-15-2018-2019 - Exploring and supporting citizen science

Call for proposal

H2020-SwafS-2019-1
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Address

Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 585
08007 Barcelona
Spain

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 430 312,50

Participants (8)

ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 333 500

Address

Linke Wienzeile 246
1150 Wien

Activity type

Research Organisations

UNIVERSITAT WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 330 500

Address

Universitatsring 1
1010 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

FACHHOCHSCHULE POTSDAM

Germany

EU contribution

€ 281 740

Address

Kiepenheuerallee 5
14469 Potsdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE GENERAL SAN MARTIN

Argentina

EU contribution

€ 105 437,50

Address

Martin De Irigoyen 3100
1650 San Martin Buenos Aires

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

OPEN KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION LBG

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 211 236,25

Address

86-90 Paul Street
EC2A 4NE London

Activity type

Research Organisations

GLOBAL INNOVATION GATHERING EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 203 750

Address

Wilhelmine-gemberg-weg 14
10179 Berlin

Activity type

Other

FEDERACIO SALUT MENTAL CATALUNYA

Spain

EU contribution

€ 76 250

Address

Carrer Nou De Sant Francesc 42
08002 Barcelona

Activity type

Other

FUNDACION AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALES - FARN

Argentina

EU contribution

€ 74 500

Address

Calle Tucuman 255 Piso 6
1049 Buenos Aires

Activity type

Research Organisations