Modes of Participation in Citizen Science Session „A typology of participatory research“ 10th June 2016 Claudia Göbel, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin & European Citizen Science Association
Pettibone & Ziegler, forthcoming
A definition “Citizen science describes the engagement of people in scientific processes who are not tied to institutions in that field of science. Participation can range from the short-term collection of data to the intensive use of leisure time in order to delve deeper into a research topic together with scientists and/or other volunteers. …” – Bonn et al. (2016): Green Paper. Citizen Science Strategy 2020 for Germany, p. 13
Various research disciplines Kullenberg C, Kasperowski D (2016) What Is Citizen Science? – A Scientometric Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0147152. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147152; Fig 4. Conceptual structure of contemporary CS. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0147152
Various levels of engagement Muki Haklay, UCL London: Figure on forms of participation in citizen science projects, from presentation at Uni Zurich, 2015 https://povesham.wordpress.com/2015/11/17/standards-and-recommendations-for-citizen-science-university-of-zurich/
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An escalator model of citizen participation