Civic Technoscience-Dickel

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#notesFromPaper Year : Tags : Authors: Dickel Schneider Thiem Wenten

citizen science blurs the boundaries between scientists as a distinct truth class and citizens

A “democratization of engineering and design”

three approaches:

  • emancipatory
    • assembles the public towards a common goal. Educates and empowers
  • entrepreneurial
    • Takes the form of an enterprise focused on fostering innovation
  • science communication
    • encourages public familiarity with specific technologies and promotes public prototyping as a tool for addressing problems.

Though all these approaches overlap