scc 2012 international collaborations in science communication: what, when and how?; the living...

2012 BSA Science Communication ConferenceLondon, UK, 15 May 2012

Norbert SteinhausThe International Science Shop Contact Point

The Living Knowledge Network

‘Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share the scientific advancement and its benefits’

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Art 27(1) (United Nations, 1948)

Science Shop - Wetenschapswinkel - Wissenschaftsladen - Boutique de Science - Videnskabsbutiken – BioSense - Bazar de las Ciencias - InterMediu - Interchange - IntHum CUPP HelpDesk - Community Knowledge Exchange - Echop à Sciences -

Forskningstorg - SLWC - Epylion - Knowledge Co-Op - Community Based Research Center

Science Shops offer free or low cost access to scientific or technical knowledge and its critical use by citizens and social society groups.

Science Shops are as diverse as the communities with which they work.

There is not one dominant organisational structure defining a Science Shop.

How Science Shops are organised and operate is highly dependent on their context.

DefinitionA Science Shop (is a unit that) provides independent participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by civil society.

Science Shop - Wetenschapswinkel - Wissenschaftsladen - Boutique de Science - Videnskabsbutiken – BioSense - Bazar de las Ciencias - InterMediu - Interchange - IntHum CUPP HelpDesk - Community Knowledge Exchange - Echop à Sciences - Forskningstorg -

SLWC - Epylion - Knowledge Co-Op - Community Based Research Center

Civil Society Organisations

Result

Issues

Science Shops

Research

Science Shops - Science & Society Interfaces

• Demand driven

• No commercial interest

• Publication of results

• Feedback to science institutions

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Benefit and Success of Science Shops

Society• Access for society groups to research • Visibility of science for society• Participation of citizens(empowerment)

Education • Academic curricula, problem-oriented learning• Students get aware of science and society issues

Research• New research topics• Scientist get aware of societal demands and needs



70’s Netherlands, USA

80’s Australia, Denmark, England, Northern Ireland, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium

90’s Canada, Spain, Romania, Norway, Israel, New Zealand, Malaysia, Czech Republic, South Korea, South Africa

00’s Belgium, France, South Korea

2005 Portugal, Greece, Latvia, Japan, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Turkey, Finland, Iceland, Estonia

2006 Hungary, China, Italy, Israel, Czech Republic

2007 South Africa

2010 Cyprus, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Norway

2011 New shops in Portugal, Germany, Canada, France

From the 70’s to 2011





General objective:

To give citizens around Europe (and beyond)

better access to

scientific information and expertise!

International Science Shop Network‘Living Knowledge’





• Increase of visibility and accessibility• Exchange of information

Internat.Contact Point (24 nat. contact points), Discussion list, Newsletter and Magazine, Website, Conferences (Seville 2005, Paris 2007, Belfast 2009, Bonn 2012, next 2014 in Copenhagen)

• Dissemination of resultsmagazine and newsletter, database(s), linking networks,

• Mentoring and trainingconsultancy, advise, exchange, Science Shop toolbox, summer schools

• Research Cooperationecology, urbanisation, environmental education, health, social issues ...

Living KnowledgePractical Use

Get visible:

The cooperation in international projects lead to a world wide recognition of the Science Shop model



EC & Science Shops

[ACCENT (NoE) ]

[ CIPAST (CA)]

[SpidERA (SSA)]

[ EFSUPS (SSA)]

• FP 7 – PERARES (2010-2014)

GACER (2008)

MinForeignAf

MATRA-RUG-Romania

1998-2000 / 2002-2005

International Science Shop NetworkLIVING KNOWLEDGE

TRAMS (2005-2008) S&S-CA

• Science Shop Call 2006

[ InMoSion ]

[ VECTOR ]

[ WINDFARMperception ]

[ NewCom ]

SCIPAS (2000 – 2001) STRATA-AM

INTERACTS (2001 – 2003) STRATA-AM

ISSNET (2003-2005) RPA-TN

PERARES is a project which has been awarded financial support by the European Commission

as coordination action through the contract no. 244264 in FP7 (Area 5.1.2.1 Broader engagement on science-related questions, SiS-2009-1.2.1.1 Structuring public engagement in research (PER).

Developed and performed by (and for)

Science Shops,Universities and CSOs



ActivitiesDebates and dialogues on science and research

– Science Festivals, Science Centers and Cafés– On-line dialogues– Pilot international debate: Nanotechnology

(www.livingknowledge.org/discussion/diskutiere)

Setting research agenda’s with CSOs– Dialogue between Research Labs and CSOs– Structuring PER: Domestic violence, Local Human Rights

A network of research bodies- 9 new Science Shops- Potential role of Higher Education & Research Councils- Evaluation packages - Conferences










GACERGlobal Alliance for Community Engaged Research

“network of networks”

• to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information across continents and countries

• to enable interaction and collaboration

• to further the application and impact of community-based research for a sustainable just future for the people of the world

http://communityresearchcanada.ca/?action=alliance

Thank you for your attention.Norbert [email protected]; +.49.228.2016122

Henk Mulder (PERARES coordinator)[email protected] ; +.31.50.363.4436

International Science Shop Network ‘Living Knowledge’ www.livingknowledge.org

Internat. Science Shop Contact [email protected]

Bonn Science Shop www.wilabonn.de

We only have to step out of the front door to face all the challenges which are taught in the lectures!

scc 2012 international collaborations in science communication: what, when and how?; the living...

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