THE RESEARCH ARTS PLATFORM
is designed for the research community at the intersection of art, science, technology and society. In order to fulfil the need of communication and networking of this community, the RESEARCH ARTS platform provides a meeting point for exchanging research, good practices, resources or news about upcoming events. The platform focuses in particular around "giving a voice" in science and science policy making to nature and to the citizens.
The platform is online since 2012. Each and everyone interested is welcome to participate. |
HOW IT ALL BEGAN...
Every day I hear and see them grow: the signs of climate change. On the news I hear of the tragic consequences: "the North Pole is melting, deserts are expanding, the hurricanes multiply". In the news, I read about the tragic predictions: "Deadly heat waves, sinking coastal cities, droughts, famines". Despite all these 'apparently abstract' dangers, I tried "just to go on."Eventually, I did not want to "just go on" as usual.
Find out more about the three experiences that transformed my attitude from a passive news consumer to an engaged citizen scientist.
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OUR PHILOSOPHY: If we want to be participants in giving shape to a more sustainable and equitable society, we need a science culture that combines knowledge from different research fields with everyday life. The scope of science needs to be rethought within the frame of democracy. We want to question and expand our notions of representative and direct democracy to include responsibility for future generations. We want to commit ourselves to a research approach, which takes responsibility for its’ outcomes. We think that major challenges like climate change or resource scarcity require integrative and participative research practices allowing the “expert of the everyday” to meet "on equal terms" the expert at the intersection of art, science, technology. |
