Public Participation, Science and Society - 9781138574953

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Public Participation, Science and SocietyTools for Dynamic and Responsible Governance of Research and Innovation\nAuthor(s): Mikko Rask, Saul? Ma?iukait?-vinien?, Loreta Tauginien?, Vytautas Dik?ius, Kaisa Matschoss, Timo Aarrevaara, Luciano dAndrea\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138574953, 978-1138574953\nSynopsis\nThe field of public participation is developing fast, with phenomena such as citizen science and crowdsourcing extending the resource base of research, stimulating innovation and making science more accessible to the general population.\n\nPromoting public participation means giving more weight to citizens and civil society actors in the definition of research needs and in the implementation of research and innovation. As yet, there is limited understanding of the implications of widespread use of public participation and as a result, there is a risk that it will become a burden for research and an .