This policy brief provides policymakers, civil society organisations and research performing institutions with recommendations on how to use Citizen Social Science to support and shape social change. It offers an introduction to the approach and...
This policy brief tables recommendations to strengthen mental health social support networks as a result of the design and implementation of a new Citizen Social Science (CSS) project. Social support is a positive factor in mental health recovery...
This CoAct Research and Innovation Action #2 Youth Employment policy brief summarises the findings and recommendations from the co-research process with young people in employment measures in Vienna (Austria). The recommendations for policymakers...
This policy brief argues the need to better connect Citizen Social Science (CSS) with Sanitation Policy in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin. The complexity of the socio-environmental problems at stake and the participatory mandate of national and...
The CoAct project aims to support the United Nations’ fifth Sustainable Development Goal on gender equality by supporting civic organisations using Citizen Social Science (CSS) methods for gender-based projects. CoAct defines CSS as...
The Whitepaper on Co-Evaluation of Citizen Social Science presents its core set of 6 principles that CoAct has identified as highly relevant for implementing co-evaluation practices in citizen social science. They are intended to guide the...
What is the toolkit? Hello and Welcome to CoAct project’s Toolkit. The Toolkit is an open resource that provides practical and technical information on the citizen social science (CSS) methods that CoAct co-researchers applied in their projects. The...
