„Citizen Science encompasses the active participation of citizens in various phases of the research process (…). Participation ranges from generating research questions and developing a project, to data collection and scientific analysis, and even to communicating research results.“
Grünbuch Citizen Science Strategie 2020 für Deutschland / A. Bonn (et al.), Berlin: Projekt “Bürger schaffen Wissen – Wissen schafft Bürger” (GEWISS) 2016, p. 13 (URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-20160621985) (our own translation).



