No. 54 (2022): Issue #54 – Participatory Evaluation and Impact Assessment in Citizen Science
In this issue of FTeval Journal, we approach the topic of evaluation in Citizen Science from a particular angle, inquiring about the possibilities and conditions for making evaluation more participatory than it has been to date. While Citizen Science is by definition highly participatory, this claim often does not extend to its evaluation and impact assessment practices. In this special issue, authors explore a few of the manifold potential entanglements of participation and impact assessment. They deal e.g. with the question which formats of participation can be useful for the evaluation of Citizen Science, and to which extent. Contributions range from theoretical discussions to praxis reports and detail existing approaches to participatory evaluation that involve participants of Citizen Science activities in reflecting and assessing projects’ or initiatives’ processes and outcomes.
