
Ten years ago, the MAP research unit initiated a research programme called Territographie (in collaboration with the MUCEM). With that programme the laboratory wanted to better weigh the extent to which citizen-generated data could help to document and understand the so-called ‘minor’ heritage. The aim of the research programme was to highlight and analyse citizens’ initiatives and ultimately to better defend their added-value. The programme highlighted the wide variety of social players involved at local level (both in terms of “status” and density), but also the very wide range of motivations and data produced.
Following on from this seminal experiment, the laboratory has decided to set up a “citizen science” prospective workshop so as to continue the methodological work already underway and, more broadly, to take a pragmatic look at the relationship between science and society, which should in our view not be limited to a one-way dissemination of scientific knowledge to society.
Objectif
This workshop’s aim is to keep a close eye on citizen engagement practices, particularly in the social sciences and humanities, and to use this watch work to orient the lab’s experiments to come. It is expected that this will facilitate the instillation of citizen practices in the broadest sense into the unit’s projects where relevant, including projects that are not focused on this issue or that have not anticipated the need.
Work method
- Clarification of the domain’s terminology
- Scientific watch on applications in the context of social sciences and humanities
- Technological and scientific watch on data quality issues
- Experimentation as part of ongoing projects (partnership with the MUCEM)
- Reflective analysis of community management techniques
Members
- Jean-Yves Blaise, Research Scientist, Citizen science, Management, Teaching approaches, Transfer and valorizationjean-yves.blaise@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-map.cnrs.fr, +33 4 91 16 43 56
- Isabelle Fasse, Assistant Professor, Citizen science, Teaching approachesisabelle.fasse@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-marseille.archi.fr
- Ariane Néroulidis, Assistant Engineer, Citizen science, Open science, Scientific mediationariane.neroulidis@-Code to remove to avoid SPAM-map.cnrs.fr, +33 4 91 16 43 47