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Posted on September 14, 2014By sjpeters

Making the Case for Civic Science

  • Ottinger, Gwen. Constructing Empowerment Through Interpretations of Environmental Surveillance Data.
  • Boyte, Harry. Civic Agency and the Cult of the Expert.
  • Harding, Sandra. Should Philosophies of Science Encode Democratic Ideals?
  • Jasanoff, Sheila. Science and citizenship: a new synergy.
  • Bäckstrand, Karin. Civic Science for Sustainability: Reframing the Role of Experts, Policy-Makers and Citizens in Environmental Governance.
  • Spencer, J.P. Reflections of a Civic Scientist.

How Professionals Catalyze Civic Science and Public Work

  • Peters, Scott. Storying and Restoring the Land-Grant System.
  • Peters, Scott. Review of Andrew Jewett’s, “Science, Democracy, and the American University: From the Civil War to the Cold War.”
  • Peters, Scott and Alter, Theodore. Civic Engagement across the Career Stages of Faculty Life: A Proposal for a New Line of Inquiry.
  • Harkavy, Ira, Nancy Cantor, and Myra Burnett. Realizing STEM Equity and Diversity through Higher Education Community Engagement.
For information about civic science, contact John P. Spencer (john-spencer[at]uiowa[dot]edu).