Does It Make Sense to Professionalize and Institutionalize Citizen Science?

NanoEthics 17 (2):1-5 (2023)
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In this article, I share an anecdote about citizen science and use it to reflect on this rapidly growing field of scientific activity, its funding, and its governance. The paper focuses particularly on the epistemic and social challenges that accompany increasing demands for professionalization and institutionalization of the Citizen Sciences.

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