The rise of the Maker Movement brings along promises of extended citizen participation to science and innovation. In this paper, we investigate
policy expectations about the Maker Movement and contrast them with views about science and society prevailing within communities of the
movement itself. The analysis is based on a study of European Union policy documents and interviews with experts and practitioners of the
Maker Movement. We obtain a self-portrait of the Maker Movement characterized by a set of aspirations, values, and motivations about the
science–society relationship that deviate from of policy expectations. We conclude that, the Maker Movement, apart from being a target of
policy hopes of increased citizen participation in science and innovation, can also be characterized as a source bed of criticism of mainstream
science and innovation. The tension between policy expectations and community criticisms provides lessons for both sides.
FERRETTI Federico;
VAN LENTE Harro;
2022-08-24
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
JRC113938
0302-3427 (online),
https://academic.oup.com/spp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/scipol/scab053/6414640,
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC113938,
10.1093/scipol/scab053 (online),
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