Vol. 2 (2017): Wissenschaft für alle: Citizen Science

Citizen science is on the rise: In many scientific disciplines, laypeople are taking on tasks such as surveying animals and plants in certain areas or sighting stars. In medicine, self-help groups are collecting and organizing knowledge; in psychology, lay therapy is being discussed. In German studies, editorial activities are carried out by amateurs, and in historical studies, amateurs comb through archives or collect local data. The volume "Science for All: Citizen Science," edited by Michael Wink and Joachim Funke, illuminates this topic from the colorful perspective of a comprehensive university. Ten authors from the humanities, cultural studies, natural sciences and medicine discuss the opportunities and limitations of citizen science from the perspective of university research.