Published January 25, 2024 | Version v1
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Handbook of Youth Citizen Social Science. Working with Young People and the Local Community for Social Change

Creators

  • 1. VA - Public & Science
  • 2. ROR icon Universidad de Deusto
  • 3. ROR icon OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Contributors

  • 1. ROR icon Kaunas University of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
  • 3. ROR icon Essrg (Hungary)
  • 4. ROR icon University of Vienna
  • 5. ROR icon University of Naples Federico II
  • 6. SPOTTERON Citizen Science
  • 7. ROR icon Södertörn University
  • 8. ROR icon Universidad de Deusto
  • 9. ROR icon University of Central Lancashire Cyprus
  • 10. ROR icon Aalborg University

Description

Citizen Social Science brings together social science researchers and citizens focusing on social issues, social phenomena and the social dimensions of the world, while applying and integrating social science methodologies and theories in their collaborative research efforts. These characteristics influence, for example, the focus and management of the project, the role of the researchers and the citizens, the participatory work, and ethical concerns. There are many handbooks and guidelines for conducting citizen science, but mostly within natural sciences. Yet, there are few handbooks detailing hands-on citizen social science with young people, and focusing on co-creative qualitative or mixed-methods approaches. This handbook, and its toolkit, build on the experiences from the H2020 YouCount project (2021-2023) and represent a unique contribution to the field of citizen social science. It is, overall, an exercise on social science communication that can be useful to a wide array of publics: practitioners, academics, policymakers, youth organisations and anyone interested in citizen social science as a way of creating a future shaped by more inclusive, participatory research and social innovation.

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Funding

European Commission
YOUCOUNT – YOUCOUNT - EMPOWERING YOUTH AND COCREATING SOCIAL INNOVATIONS AND POLICYMAKING THROUGH YOUTH-FOCUSED CITIZEN SOCIAL SCIENCE 101005931