Krzywoszynska, A.D. orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-0440, Watson, M., Buckley, A. et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Opening up the participation laboratory: the co-creation of publics and futures in upstream participation. Science, Technology & Human Values, 43 (5). pp. 785-809. ISSN 0162-2439
Abstract
How to embed reflexivity in public participation in techno-science and to open it up to the agency of publics are key concerns in current debates. There is a risk that engagements become limited to “laboratory experiments,” highly controlled and foreclosed by participation experts, particularly in upstream techno-sciences. In this paper, we propose a way to open up the “participation laboratory” by engaging localized, self-assembling publics in ways that respect and mobilize their ecologies of participation. Our innovative reflexive methodology introduced participatory methods to public engagement with upstream techno-science, with the public contributing to both the content and format of the project. Reflecting on the project, we draw attention to the largely overlooked issue of temporalities of participation, and the co-production of futures and publics in participation methodologies. We argue that many public participation methodologies are underpinned by the open futures model, which imagines the future as a space of unrestrained creativity. We contrast that model with the lived futures model typical of localized publics, which respects latency of materials and processes but imposes limits on creativity. We argue that to continue being societally relevant and scientifically important, public participation methods should reconcile the open future of research with the lived futures of localized publics.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Science, Technology, and Human Values. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | upstream public engagement; invited participation; public participation; futures; energy futures |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/I032541/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2017 10:22 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2021 15:56 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0162243917752865 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124773 |
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