Gilberto Vieira [1] photo credit: Eloi Leones In recent years I have come across an instigating debate that sometimes, depending on where it takes place, asks us: who does science belong? This seems to be a fundamental question for us to understand...
Gilberto Vieira [1] photo credit: Eloi Leones Nos últimos anos tenho me deparado com um debate instigante que, às vezes, a depender de onde é feito, nos pergunta: a quem pertence a ciência? Esta parece ser uma questão fundamental para entendermos os...
¿Qué pasa, Riachuelo? is a citizen social science digital platform co-designed by different people and organisations interested in Environmental Justice in the Matanza-Riachuelo Basin in Argentina. It is part of CoAct’s Citizen Social...
CoAct Environmental Justice is mentioned (since min. 27:30) in the public TV channel by representatives of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and UNDP “El Regreso de los Guacamayos Rojos” – La Liga de la Ciencia (Temporada 6)
After 30 months of applying a co-evaluation approach in CoAct, we derived a set of 6 principles that we identified as highly relevant for the implementation of co-evaluation practices in citizen social science. With this public consultation, we...
This demonstrative session aimed to simulate the co-design process of the CoAct for Mental Health project and to make the attendees experience what it meant to be a Co-Researcher.
by Nadine Mowoh, MboaLab Cameroon Scientific methods are repeatable by definition and validated for accuracy, specificity, reproducibility and robustness – meaning the same steps must be followed to predict future results. They also follow a...
Kersti Ruth Wissenbach, June 2022 On May 19, 2022, GIG hosted the first out of five hangouts addressing pressing issues to enable inclusive, bottom-up Citizen Social Science practices in the most diverse contexts. The topics have been identified...
On June 23 we will meet for the 3rd out of 5 hangouts. This time we will discuss how western and non-western scientists can liberate ourselves from western institutional ‘instructions’. “Talking from an African scientist context, our role as social...
