Science by the People : : Participation, Power, and the Politics of Environmental Knowledge / / Aya H. Kimura, Abby Kinchy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
• VerfasserIn: Kimura, Aya H.,; Kinchy, Abby,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Nature, Society, and Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.) :; 11 b-w illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; 1. Environmental Citizen Science: Virtues and Dilemmas --; 2. How Is Environmental Citizen Science Political? --; 3. Investigating the Impacts of Fracking --; 4. Detecting Radiation --; 5. Tracking Genetically Engineered Crops --; Conclusion. A Vision of Science by and for the People --; Appendix: Resources for Getting Involved in Citizen Science --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813595115; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610130; 9783110606485; 9783110653526
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813595115?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Aya H. Kimura, Abby Kinchy.

Citizen science-research involving nonprofessionals in the research process-has attracted both strong enthusiasts and detractors. Many environmental professionals, activists, and scholars consider citizen science part of their toolkit for addressing environmental challenges. Critics, however, contend that it represents a corporate takeover of scientific priorities. In this timely book, two sociologists move beyond this binary debate by analyzing the tensions and dilemmas that citizen science projects commonly face. Key lessons are drawn from case studies where citizen scientists have investigated the impact of shale oil and gas, nuclear power, and genetically engineered crops. These studies show that diverse citizen science projects face shared dilemmas relating to austerity pressures, presumed boundaries between science and activism, and difficulties moving between scales of environmental problems. By unpacking the politics of citizen science, this book aims to help people negotiate a complex political landscape and choose paths moving toward social change and environmental sustainability.