Citizen science addressing challenges of sustainability

Abstract

Practices for the engagement of citizens and other research and innovation (R&I) stakeholders in science can be found aplenty in existing literature, all along with principles, guidelines and tools providing meaningful guidance for practitioners in Research Funding and Performing Organizations (RPFOs) and helping them achieve high quality and responsible Citizen Science projects ad-dressing sustainability challenges. Such guidance, however, is scarce when it comes to setting up and running transdisciplinary Citizen Science eco system, where projects can be systematically initiated by different stakeholders and carried out in a dedicated supportive environment. Based on literature review and series of semi-structured interviews with quadruple helix stakeholders in Lithuania, the paper provides a current overview of the perceptions, concerns, motivational fac-tors and obstacles with regard to participation in Citizen Science activities