Developing citizen science ecosystem: critical factors for quadruple helix stakeholders engagement

IF 2.4 Q3 BUSINESS
Aelita Skaržauskienė, M. Maciuliene, S. Wildevuur, Maya M van den Berg, Thomas Bakratsas, A. Psaltoglou, E. Stylianidis, I. Tavantzis, K. Karatzas
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide answers regarding the factors that motivate or discourage the quadruple helix (QH) stakeholders and the wider public in citizen science (CS) activities. The research reveals a current overview of the perceptions, attitudes, concerns and motivation with regard to development of CS ecosystem in four countries: Greece, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Spain. Design/methodology/approach The researchers deploy a mixed methodology, entailing an in-depth literature review and a large-scale quantitative survey (approximately 2,000 citizens) targeting QH stakeholders and general public from the local national ecosystems. The results contain both descriptive statistics and statistical analysis per country. After the comprehensive overview of drivers and barriers regarding the participation in CS activities in general, the focus is narrowed down on the engagement motivation of different QH stakeholders and the differences in enabling/hindering factors at the local ecosystems. Findings Depending on the country and the pre-existing level of CS maturity, the results provide a complicated network of factors that unlock or block participation in CS activities. These factors include, to name a few, political maturity, civic engagement, technological infrastructures, economic growth, culture of stakeholder collaboration, psychological stimulus and surplus of resources. The implications of the findings necessitate the alignment of the envisioned CS ecosystem with the local dynamics in each country. Research limitations/implications The quantitative nature of the survey method, limited sample size and only four countries context are noted as limitations of the study and offer future research potential for longitudinal settings and mixed-methods studies. Originality/value The results contribute to the wider literature on CS that focuses on perspectives, possibilities and differences in local contexts with respect to the public engagement by developing CS ecosystem. At the same time, its added value lies in the overall practical proposition, and how the latter can effectively and efficiently attract and retain different stakeholder groups and citizens, under a collaborative approach.
发展公民科学生态系统:四螺旋利益相关者参与的关键因素
本文的目的是提供关于在公民科学(CS)活动中激励或阻碍四螺旋(QH)利益相关者和更广泛公众的因素的答案。该研究揭示了四个国家(希腊、立陶宛、荷兰和西班牙)对CS生态系统发展的看法、态度、关注和动机的当前概述。研究人员采用了一种混合的方法,包括深入的文献综述和大规模的定量调查(大约2000名公民),目标是来自当地国家生态系统的QH利益相关者和公众。结果包括每个国家的描述性统计和统计分析。在全面概述了参与CS活动的驱动因素和障碍之后,重点将缩小到不同QH利益相关者的参与动机以及当地生态系统中促成/阻碍因素的差异。根据国家和社会服务的成熟程度,研究结果提供了一个复杂的因素网络,这些因素可以开启或阻碍社会服务活动的参与。这些因素包括政治成熟度、公民参与、技术基础设施、经济增长、利益相关者合作文化、心理刺激和资源过剩等。研究结果的含义要求将设想的CS生态系统与每个国家的当地动态相结合。研究的局限性/意义调查方法的定量性质,有限的样本量和只有四个国家的背景被认为是研究的局限性,并为纵向设置和混合方法研究提供了未来的研究潜力。原创性/价值这些结果有助于更广泛的CS文献,这些文献侧重于通过发展CS生态系统来促进公众参与的当地背景下的观点、可能性和差异。同时,它的附加价值在于整体的实践命题,以及后者如何在协作的方式下,有效、高效地吸引和留住不同的利益相关者群体和公民。
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