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קול קורא // לכנס: ההבטחה והמלכודות של המדע האזרחי [פילדלפיה, מקוון 04/21] דדליין=18.12.20

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CFP: The Promise and Pitfalls of Citizen Science

American Philosophical Society

Inspired by its 2021 exhibition Dr. Franklin, Citizen Scientist, the American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum is organizing a symposium that explores citizen science as a phenomenon. The symposium’s theme reflects the work of Benjamin Franklin and others who lacked formal training and whose work sometimes went unacknowledged but whose contributions significantly added to the advancement of knowledge. It hopes to expand upon the theme of the exhibition by exploring understandings of citizen science over time, placing historical initiatives in conversation with present day projects as well as reflecting on the future needs and opportunities of the movement.

The Library & Museum invites innovative proposals from scholars from all disciplines whose research may contribute to a conversation about the past, present, and future of citizen- or community-led science. The chronological scope of the conference is open-ended and proposals from those whose work can provide a long historical perspective on these issues are encouraged to apply.

Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Historical perspectives on the concept and definition of citizen science and the myriad of ways people have performed what we now often call “citizen science.”
  • The diverse range of people who have contributed to the advancement of knowledge over time, including the work of lesser-known figures and historically marginalized communities.
  • The role of citizen science in promoting environmental and social justice, and for climate science.
  • Outcomes of citizen science projects, such as new scientific knowledge, policy change, conservation action, or educational resources and their impact on the broader social, cultural, and political sphere.
  • Recent developments in the citizen science movement, including best practices and innovative approaches. Of particular interest is the role of technology in developing projects and pedagogical techniques used to incorporate projects into the classroom.
  • Issues of inequality in limiting access to scientific knowledge and participation, both historically and in the present.
  • Challenges to collecting data and building trust through projects (including issues of scale), as well as possible solutions to those problems.
  • Failed citizen science projects and the lessons they offer.
  • The relationship between professional science and citizen science, over time and in the present, including the ways in which professionalization has changed the way scientific work is done and who can conduct it.
  • International perspectives on citizen science.

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