Rassolova E.N., Galkin K.A. Interaction of civil science with society: features and contradictions. Knowledge. Understanding. Ability. 2023. No. 4. Pp. 115-125. DOI: 10.17805 ...

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Abstract

The article examines the peculiarities of interaction between citizen science and society within the framework of projects organized by lay researchers. The citizen science in the study refers to the activities of non/professional scientists who do not have special education, volunteers working in various fields of science and projects and making discoveries, representing the results of discov/ eries. The purpose of the article is to consider the features of the process of interaction of citizen science with the public and to highlight various strategies of interaction. The research method is content analysis. The research materials are scientific publications considering various initiatives in the field of citizen science. In total, 50 scientific articles were analyzed, as well as websites of proj/ ects in the field of citizen science and the representation of citizen science projects in the media. The use of the content analysis method in the study made it possible to identify and define the key fea/ tures of the presentation of citizen science projects, as well as the specifics of interactions with the public in the field of citizen science. The main result of the publication is the identification of two strategies of interaction between citizen science and society. The first strategy, the strategy of dia/ logue, is closest to a similar strategy in the field of professional science and is associated with the representation and stories about scientific knowledge and discoveries. The second strategy — the strategy of participation — allows you to unlock the full potential of citizen science through the involvement of the public in the production and development of scientific knowledge