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Citizen Science and the Neoliberal Transformation of Science – an Ambivalent Relationship
2019
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice
The neoliberal turn in science has led to the economisation of knowledge, economic criteria for evaluating research, and a retreat of the state from governance of the scientific system. These steps have important ramifications for citizen science. On one hand, citizen science may add to the neoliberalization of science by filling gaps in "traditional science," such as providing free environmental data or delivering public goods such as education or environmental knowledge. On the other hand,
doi:10.5334/cstp.186
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