Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences 

Contemporary Challenges:

Citizen Science in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Date 2nd−3rd December 2024.

Location: University Library and Knowledge Centre

Language: English

Join us for an engaging two-day conference that highlights the transformative role of citizen science (CS) in the humanities and social sciences. The first day will feature thought-provoking theoretical presentations that explore the challenges and opportunities of integrating CS methods into these disciplines. Renowned speakers will discuss innovative approaches to understanding society, culture, and humanity through citizen engagement. On the second day, participants will have the opportunity to learn about ongoing projects and research results. This dynamic setting will encourage meaningful discussions on the interplay between lay and professional research, and the ways in which qualitative and quantitative methods can enhance our understanding of local phenomena. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a vibrant exchange of ideas and to explore the future of interdisciplinary research in citizen science!

DAY 1 - Monday – 2nd of December 2024.

12:30 - 13:00 - Registration & Arrival 
 

13:00 - 13:30 - Welcoming speeches:

Judit Farkas (Associate professor, University of Pécs, Hungary)

Beatrix Lábadi (Vice-dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Pécs)

Alexandra Czeglédi (PhD student, University of Pécs, Researcher, ESSRG)

Host of the day: Arató Balázs (Benedek Ferenc Library of the Faculties of Law and Economics)
 

13:30 - 14:00 - Ethnography, local knowledge, action research and citizen science

Pál Géza Balogh (Assistant professor, University of Pécs, Hungary) 
 

14:00 - 14:30 - Citizen science and decolonial thinking:  A collaborative linguistic ethnographic project for social justice

János Imre Heltai (Associate professor, KRE, Hungary)

Eszter Tarsoly (Associate professor, UCL, UK, Researcher, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem)
 

 14:30 -15:00 - ‘Every citizen is a reporter’ - dilemmas around citizen journalism

Rita Glózer (Associate professor, University of Pécs, Hungary)
 

15:00 - 15:30 - Enhancing environmental values through experiential learning methods – a participatory study in school gardens 

Kármen Czett (Researcher, ESSRG, Hungary)
 

15:30 - 16:00 - Coffee break 
 

16:00 - 16:30 - The kitchen work of collaborative research: Recipes for emancipatory practices

Luca Sára Bródy (Researcher, HUN-REN KRTK, Hungary)
 

16:30 - 17:00 - Participation, research and action: a commitment to engage with social and cultural issues of citizens in contemporary socio-cultural anthropology

Veronika Lajos (Associate professor, University of Miskolc, Hungary)
 

18:00 - 21:00 - Conference Dinner

DAY 2 - Tuesday – 3rd of December 2024.

9:00 - 9:10 - Registration & Arrival 

9:10 - 9:20 - Welcome speeches:

Judit Farkas (Associate professor, University of Pécs, Hungary)

Alexandra Czeglédi (PhD student, University of Pécs, Researcher, ESSRG)

Host of the day: Alexandra Czeglédi (PhD student, University of Pécs, Researcher, ESSRG)
 

9:20 - 11:00 - Keynote presentations and Roundtable Discussion on Citizen (Social) Science 

9:20 - 9:40 - Reflections on Citizen Social Science as an Emerging Participatory Research Practice: Some Lessons from the “YouCount – Youth Citizen Science” project

György Pataki (Senior researcher, ESSRG, Hungary)

9:40 - 10:00 - Citizen Science in University Hubs 

Eglė Butkevičienė (full Professor and the Head of Committee for Political Science, Sociology and Public Governance Study Programs at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania, Visiting professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), USA).

10:00 - 10:20 - (Re)planning a citizen social science project for and with Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

Stefania Oikonomou (Researcher, Web2Learn, Greece)

10:20 - 10:40 - Citizen Science and ECSA Ambassadors

Marietta Le (Researcher, Citizen Science app developer, ECSA ambassador)

10:40 - 11:00 - Q&A and reflection session with keynote speakers

11:00 - 11:30 - Coffee break 

11:30 - 13:00 - 1st session: Citizen science and linguistics 

Language matters in citizen science: Participatory hands-on workshop / Nyelvi részvétel a civil tudományban — Műhelyfoglalkozás

Gergely Szabó (Assistant professor, KRE; Researcher ELTE/HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, Hungary)

Petteri Laihonen (Researcher, JYU, Finland, ELTE, Hungary)

Csanád Bodó (Associate professor, ELTE, Hungary)

13:00 - 14:00 – Lunchtime

14:00 - 15:30 - 2nd session: Citizen Social Science and participatory filmmaking in Siklósbodony 

Márton Oblath (Assistant professor, ELTE, Hungary)

Gina Bartáné Somogyi (Co-researcher, ESSRG, Hungary)

Rebeka Simon (Co-researcher student, ELTE, Hungary)

Youth co-researchers (ESSRG, Hungary)

15:30 -16:00 - Coffee break

16:00 - 17:30 - 3rd session: Moving away from a citizen science experiment: Agrobiodiversity through participatory research 

Borbála Lipka (Researcher, ESSRG, Activist, Magház Hungary)

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