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Braver New World: Community Based Research for Democratic Control of Science

Braver New World: Community Based Research for Democratic Control of Science. Pam DiBona University of Massachusetts Boston Program in Critical & Creative Thinking. Consider…. Dickson, 1984

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Braver New World: Community Based Research for Democratic Control of Science

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  1. Braver New World: Community Based Research for Democratic Control of Science Pam DiBona University of Massachusetts Boston Program in Critical & Creative Thinking

  2. Consider… Dickson, 1984 …a different way of experimenting with the application of scientific knowledge to social problems is being explored through what is known as science shops…So far nothing comparable… has been tried in the United States. (pp. 328-329)

  3. Community-Based Research, 1984:Science Shops • European phenomenon • University-housed • Science, broadly defined • Joint question definition • University-devised screening criteria • Professional staff/Student researchers (Gnaiger and Martin, 2001)

  4. Since 1984: New calls for democratic control in the U.S. • Environmental justice (Bullard, 2000) • Health disparities (Epstein, 2008) • Community development/quality of life (e.g., Everyday Democracy, 2001)

  5. New-World CBR hosts • Research centers • Non-governmental organizations • Universities (Sclove et al., 1998)

  6. New-World Applications • Health disparities (Baker et al., 2001) • Natural resources management (Smith and McDonough, 2001) • Social epidemiology (Cwikel, 2006) • Community development & engagement (Fagotto and Fung, 2009) • Education reform (U.Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, 2007) • Occupational safety and health (Sclove et al., 1998)

  7. Investigations underway • Which CBR mechanisms are most likely to support democratic participation in research issue selection, process, and application of results? • What are some best practices, especially for community-based organizations partnering with large institutions?

  8. ‘community direction of science’ experimenting with multiple complicated subjects with messy collective sensibilities, requiring many complex strategies including meticulously careful sociologies and muddled contradictory sciences. (Fortun, 1998)

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