- The Citizens Convention – A new Democratic Procedure for Decision-Making on Research and Innovation Issues octobre 28th, 2015Continue reading…
What is a Citizens Convention?
The Citizens Convention is a participatory procedure aiming at informing people about political decision processes on research and innovation issues. It combines three phases: a prior training (during which a drawn by lot group of 15 citizens are studying), an active intervention (during which these citizens are questioning) and a collective positioning (during which citizens are expressing an advice). A Citizens Convention offers an appropriate setting for general concerns without any geographical restriction. The only limitation is the level of maturation of the dealt topic, which must be high enough.
- Redesign progress now! The use of knowledge for a re-conceptualised human progress octobre 28th, 2015Continue reading…
This articles was written by Claudia Neubauer (FSC) and Matthieu Calame (FPH) in 2013. It was published in the 5th GUNi Report Higher Education in the World: Knowledge, Engagement and Higher Education: Contributing to Social Change, which has been published in February 2014 by Palgrave Macmillan.
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- Key note: Media in Responsible Research and Innovation – European Intersectoral Summit on Research and Innovation, 25 et 26 February 2013, Dublin février 4th, 2013Continue reading…
This key note was held by Dr. Claudia Neubauer, former director of Fondation Sciences Citoyennes, at the EISRI meeting (European Intersectoral Summit on Research and Innovation), Trinity College Dublin – 25-26 February 2013
- Opening Up Societal Futures through EU Research and Innovation Agendas septembre 4th, 2012Continue reading…
The article on Opening Up Societal Futures through EU Research and Innovation Agendas was written by Les Levidow (Open University, Milton Keynes) and Claudia Neubauer (Fondation Sciences Citoyennes, Paris). It was published in EASST Revue, Volume 31 (3) European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, September 2012.
- Sciences Citoyennes and Horizon 2020 juillet 4th, 2012Continue reading…
FSC and other NGOs have been fighting for more than a year for a fairer and greener program for Horizon 2020, the research and innovation framework program of the European Commission.
See here the Open Letter to the European Commission concerning the Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding (2014-2020), sent by more than 100 organizations of researchers and from civil society : Open Letter on the Common Strategic Framework for EU Research and Innovation Funding
- Innovation, Sustainability, Development – A New Manifesto janvier 4th, 2011Continue reading…
The STEPS Centre from the University of Sussex published this Manifesto in 2010.
The Manifesto states at its beginning: « We live in a time of unprecedented advances in science and technology. The world is ever more globalised and interconnected. Yet poverty is deepening, the environment is in crises and progress towards the Millenuim development goals has stalled. »
- The pamphlet on citizen scientists septembre 4th, 2010Continue reading…
This pamphlet is an output of the STACS (Science, Technology and Civil Society) project, funded by the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme (Science and Society-19-044597).
The pamphlet
Preface: Fieldwork
Consider the cauliflower. The cauliflowers we eat now tend to be big, white and fluffy. They have been bred this way over the last 30 years, taking the place of the various Italian varieties that were once bred on farms. Europe has largely forgotten the other possible shapes, colours – green, yellow, pink and purple – and flavours of cauliflowers. In the fields and village markets of Brittany, a group of farmers, activists and scientists are trying to help us remember.
- BANG – a NGO meeting on emerging technologies in 2008 novembre 4th, 2008Continue reading…
In June 2008, four NGOs – ETC Group from Canada, Bede (Biodiversité – échange et diffusion d’expériences) and Fondation Sciences Citoyennes from France and the What Next ? Institute from Sweden invited international NGOs to participate to a common strategic meeting on emerging technologies – BANG.
- Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously décembre 4th, 2007Continue reading…
Report of the Expert Group on Science and Governance to the Science, Economy and Society Directorate, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, 2007
This report is the product of an expert working group acting under mandate from the European Commission Directorate General for Research (DG RTD), on the topic of European science and governance.
Ulrike Felt (rapporteur) Brian Wynne (chairman) Members of the Expert group: Michel Callon, Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, Sheila Jasanoff, Maria Jepsen, Pierre-Benoît Joly, Zdenek Konopasek, Stefan May, Claudia Neubauer, Arie Rip, Karen Siune, Andy Stirling, Mariachiara Tallacchini
- Towards a real partnership with society – NGO alliance on Framework programme 7 of the EC juin 4th, 2005Continue reading…
European Science Social Forum Network
The European Science Social Forum Network was a platform of non-profit associations and NGOs as well as individual persons that worked to get a model of scientific and technological progress engaged with a solidary, sustainable and fair society.
During the third European Social Forum held from the 15th to the 17th October 2004 in London, a number of NGOs and associations working on the field of science and society (i.e., commercial control of science, science and militarism, human genetics, agriculture, science and citisenship, etc) came together. The opportunity was used to stablish an informal network that would help us to coordinate campaigns and organize common actions, as well as to share information, documents, ideas, human resources, etc.
- Lettre de soutien au professeur Gilles-Eric Séralini et ses collègues / Support Letter to Gilles-Eric Séralini and his colleagues mai 5th, 2010Continue reading…
- The French salt industry in court avril 27th, 2009Continue reading…
Abstract : In 2008, the French salt industry lost a high-profile libel case brought by its agent the Comité des Salines de France against Pierre Meneton, a medical research worker. In 2002, and in 2004, France’s Food Safety Agency and National Academy of Medicine recommended that the population’s salt intake be reduced in line with worldwide dietary guidelines that had been evolving for more than 50 years.2,3 The Comité subsequently seemed to focus much of its argument against this recommendation towards Pierre Meneton, of the National Institute of Health and Medical Research, who was trying to implement national recommendations for dietary salt intake.
- Save the world and keep a career décembre 8th, 2005If the prospect of endless lab work doesn’t appeal, maybe using your qualifications to address global problems more directly would be the answer. There is plenty of scope for those who wish to pursue science with a ‘social conscience’, as Virginia Gewin finds out.Continue reading…We aim at increasing the capacity for research and expertise of civil society, NGOs, consumerists, citizen movements and trade unions. We support the establishment of a “scientific third sector” that is better able to meet the growing social and ecological demands, which are neglected by the major scientific orientations whether they be defined by the state or by private industry.
- Towards a citizens’ science in Europe : new forms of co-operation between NGOs, citizens and researchers novembre 13th, 2003Continue reading…
Scientific knowledge plays a determining role in the societal development provoking profound social, political, economic and cultural transformations. Traditionally scientific knowledge is seen as being neutral and independent but in fact it is contested and negotiated knowledge that is more and more influenced by pure economic factors and for which the economic and organisational resources are unequally distributed in the society.
- Sciences Citoyennes – a short presentation octobre 28th, 2015Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
Sciences Citoyennes – Citizen Sciences – is a non for profit organisation, which was created in 2002 by a group of researchers from various fields of humanities and natural sciences, by students and citizens.
Our background and our objectives
Our main issue is to critically question the role of science and technology in the construction of a society and to put science into democracy so that it serves the common good.
- Staff members and advisory board septembre 13th, 2015Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
An advisory board including 29 people leads the association for a citizen sciences foundation. 5 staff members are implementing different projects initiated by this board.
- Contact us mai 19th, 2015Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
To contact the Fondation Sciences Citoyennes:
- Our support mai 19th, 2015Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
The Fondation Sciences Citoyennes benefits (or benefited) from the following financial support (agreement, grants, responses to project calls…):
- Our network mai 19th, 2015Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
Our network
The Fondation Sciences Citoyennes belongs to several networks or collectives :
- Charta Citizen Sciences Foundation novembre 14th, 2006Sciences CitoyennesContinue reading…
Citizen Sciences Foundation : An NGO dedicated to the redistribution of the capacity for expertise and research towards citizen-movements
- Towards a citizens’ science in Europe : new forms of co-operation between NGOs, citizens and researchers novembre 13th, 2003