On Planet European Commission

06/13/23 • 30 min

In the previous episodes of Exploring Citizen Science, Alexander analysed what citizen science is from a theoretical stand-point. Also, he looked at projects on the ground. Eventually, he tried to understand the long-term legacy COESO could bear for the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). But as the first series of Exploring Citizen Science is coming closer to its end, he now wonders about the reasons why all of this - COESO and the focus on citizen science in SSH - is happening right now. And, most importantly, who is behind it. In this episode, Alexander uncovers the investment strategy of the European Commission into citizen science.

Resources

The COESO website: https://coeso.hypotheses.org/

The VERA platform: https://vera.operas-eu.org/

Credits

Author and host: Alexander Damiano Ricci

Sound design by Jeremy Bocquet.

Main soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Artwork by Paolo Grasso and the Watermelon collective.

Production assistant: Claudia Torrisi.

Desk research: Eva Perl.

Special collaborators:

Alessia Smaniotto, Project coordinator at COESO.

Kelly Rose Achenbach, the Head of communications at COESO.

This podcast is part of a Bulle Media - Europod production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Resources

The COESO website: https://coeso.hypotheses.org/

The VERA platform: https://vera.operas-eu.org/

Credits

Author and host: Alexander Damiano Ricci

Sound design by Jeremy Bocquet.

Main soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Artwork by Paolo Grasso and the Watermelon collective.

Production assistant: Claudia Torrisi.

Desk research: Eva Perl.

Special collaborators:

Alessia Smaniotto, Project coordinator at COESO.

Kelly Rose Achenbach, the Head of communications at COESO.

This podcast is part of a Bulle Media - Europod production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Too good to be VERA

After having explored an array of citizen science projects in the field of humanities and social sciences, Alexander wonders what will stay after COESO. So he goes on the trails of VERA: an online platform with the aim of enabling a collaborative build-up of citizen science in and with social sciences and the humanities projects. VERA was build in the context of COESO and should embody the project's long-term legacy.

Resources

The COESO website: https://coeso.hypotheses.org/

The VERA platform: https://vera.operas-eu.org/

Credits

Author and host: Alexander Damiano Ricci

Sound design by Jeremy Bocquet.

Main soundtrack by Thomas Kusberg.

Artwork by Paolo Grasso and the Watermelon collective.

Production assistant: Claudia Torrisi.

Desk research: Eva Perl.

Special collaborators:

Alessia Smaniotto, Project coordinator at COESO.

Kelly Rose Achenbach, the Head of communications at COESO.

This podcast is part of a Bulle Media - Europod production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

The show must go on

In the last episode of this first season of Exploring Citizen Science, Alexander wraps up the content of the project. But more importantly, he tries to answer the questions he set out originally, in episode 1. So: can citizen science help restore trust in experts in our societies? What is the "responsibility" of scientists themselves in this process and does citizen science change their perspective? How can we - meaning institutions, but maybe anyone - help citizen science grow as a practice?