CKM: Living Glossary - Participation by Science Ceilidh

People who participate in research

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group of people that you 'do' research with

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Being asked to take part in research that someone else is doing

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:01:40 UTC

crowd-sourcing data collection

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:01:41 UTC

getting involved in a local group

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taking part and participating in anything no matter how little the participation is

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Probably one of those words that can be a bit off-putting or even intimidating. Having said that, my organisation uses it all the time

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producing data for someone else's research

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:02:15 UTC

Volunteering/activism

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Joining in and being apart of projects and also encouraging others to do the same

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Often maybe be used in a way which might be more tokenistic, or confirming what you already would like to do?

scienceceilidh — 2023-11-01 15:02:52 UTC

can be quite impersonal - seeing individuals as numbers

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Making an effort to actively involve a diverse and representative group in research. Taking time to involve people through all stages of research.

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:02:58 UTC

legitimising what you're doing

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:03:02 UTC

i feel that participation focuses on providing, which i always have an issue with, i find it quite a negative word in relation to choice or ownership

openproject — 2023-11-01 15:03:04 UTC

Advocating for involvement of lesser heard voices

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:03:16 UTC

Coming up with ways to give the community different opportunities to participate

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holding yourself accountable

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:03:32 UTC

widening ideas and insight

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:03:45 UTC

spreading burden of responsibility

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:03:53 UTC

Offering options to take part that are then up to individual citizens to utilise or not

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:03:56 UTC

it feels controlled, again not really a positive word

openproject — 2023-11-01 15:04:03 UTC

having your voice heard

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:04:30 UTC

Doing good, creating benefits for a community, a route to impact.

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Gathering information to inform policy

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:04:35 UTC

In the arts world, "participant" and "participating" is more active than "audience" and "spectating" for example....

scienceceilidh — 2023-11-01 15:04:38 UTC

Gathering information to inform practice

sarahannemunoz — 2023-11-01 15:04:43 UTC

Often refer to Arnstein's ladder of participation, showing how meaningfull, or otherwise, participation can be. Ranges from coercion through consultation to more meaningful participation and community-led approaches

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Coming from Citizen Science...

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I think of Muki Haklay's table. Participation is so much more than this, but this table is always a reminder of the variety of ways people can participate.

crediting everyone who participated in outputs like reports or publications

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sometimes seen as transactional?

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way of passing responsibility onto community and others

lauren925 — 2023-11-01 15:07:25 UTC

Like to think of it in an everyday sense, listening properly to others and coming up with ideas jointly. Also reflecting on own position of power and trying not to take advantage of this. E.g. encouraging others to speak who may be less confident

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Ownership/leadership - myabe more

scienceceilidh — 2023-11-01 15:08:17 UTC