CoAct Webinar: Rethinking science – Learning from research rooted within civil society
Channel: Global Innovation Gathering
Date: 2021-06-22

This time we will discuss the framing of science by learning how scientifically rigour research is done outside academia.  We want to take a global perspective, learning from participatory research initiatives in different contexts when asking questions, such as: 

    How is scientific research understood? 
    How is scientific research done from within civil society? 
    How does civil society collaborate with academia in their research? 

Three participatory researchers from civil society organisations in Brazil, Canada, and Ghana share their work and experience with us:

    Bianca Santana, UNEAfro and Peregum, https://biancasantana.info/
    Joana Chemel, PICHA and GND, https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanachemel 
    Khan Rahi, Community-based research practitioner, https://www.linkedin.com/in/khan-rahi-6715ba7/

Building on their inputs, we open up to all participants for discussions.  As an outcome of this webinar, we wish to contribute to the collective shaping of a Citizen Social Science approach that is rooted in diversity and that accounts for all the multiple, and oftentimes marginal, practices that equally count.

Find out more at https://coactproject.eu/