Cornell University, USA.
Public Underst Sci. 2024 Aug;33(6):709-724. doi: 10.1177/09636625241227081. Epub 2024 Feb 18.
This article examines the visions of citizens' ideal practices regarding technoscientific affairs in a democratic society, namely "imaginaries of model citizens," that underlie three science and public initiatives: public understanding of science, public engagement in science, and citizen science. While imaginaries of citizens are performative and necessary to these initiatives, they are often relegated to the background. I argue that such imaginaries are the result of a complex of perceptions on the nature of science, the role of democracy in scientific activities, and the form of "democratizing" science. The imaginary of model citizens in public understanding of science is of literate citizens who should know science sufficiently, use it in daily life, and support science; in public engagement in science, the model citizen is a responsible one who should engage in the governance of technoscientific issues; and in citizen science, a contributive one who should partake in and enjoy creating scientific knowledge.
本文考察了公民对民主社会中科技事务的理想实践的愿景，即“模范公民的想象”，这些愿景是三个科学和公众倡议的基础：公众对科学的理解、公众参与科学和公民科学。虽然公民的想象对于这些倡议是有表现力的和必要的，但它们往往被置于背景之中。我认为，这种想象是对科学本质、民主在科学活动中的作用以及“民主化”科学形式的一系列看法的结果。公众理解科学中的模范公民的想象是有文化的公民，他们应该足够了解科学，在日常生活中使用科学，并支持科学；在公众参与科学中，模范公民是一个负责任的公民，应该参与技术科学问题的治理；而在公民科学中，模范公民是一个有贡献的公民，应该参与并享受创造科学知识。
