Using Combined Voices to Share Our Knowledge and Experiences in Youth Citizen Social Science
Meaningful co-creation with youth in citizen science relies on equitable power sharing between practitioners and youth. However, the idea of meaningful co-creation versus the reality of delivering it are two different things. In this article, we share the process of and learnings from co-creating a webinar conceptualized as a site of collaboration for a multi-country citizen science project on social inclusion. The expertise presented comes from both youth citizen scientists and adult practitioners, combining voices across countries and roles. Key findings highlight the importance of both temporal and spatial dimensions of trust building. As part of a longitudinal study, the citizen researchers and adult researchers at each site had sufficient time to build trusting relationships. This, in turn, facilitated co-productive practice in designing the webinar and in making new connections with unfamiliar researchers during the webinar itself. Valuing the unique cultural contexts of each research site also facilitated relationship-building during the webinar and offered multimodal means of engagement, creating an inclusive, creative space online. This co-produced article seeks to encourage others to critically reflect on shifting power to facilitate equitable work with youth, leading to meaningful and impactful co-creation.
Authors
- Audronė Pauliukevičiūtė
- Eglė Butkevičienė (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5631-360X)
- Reidun Norvoll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-5174)
- Julie Ridley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-308X)
- Fortuna Procentese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1617-0165)
- Flora Gatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2149-6570)
- Barbara Mihók (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9785-4808)
- Suzanne Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7021-8967)
- Usue Lorenz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-6019)
- Melanie Saumer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8061-6387)
- Claire A. Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8306-3634)
- Cathrine Winther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3338-3661)
- Claudia Göbel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9785-4154)
- Sara Berge Lorenzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7472-2661)
- Susana Franco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9658-8018)
- Biagio Marano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4140-8807)
- Francesca Margherita De Falco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6212-8146)
- Yuri Autorino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8580-2241)
- Maria Turda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1821-7777)
- Austėja Varnaitė
- Ákos Telek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3974-9176)
- Justinas Kubilius
- Ruth Graham
- Arminas Danila
- Gillian Holt
- Evie Ball
- Zeba Nazari
- Arishel Dowie
- Miglė Kavaliauskaitė
- Hamza Nouali
- Regina Molnár
- El Mustapha Lemrabatt
- Nedas Misevičius
- Jonathan Cassidy
- Andrei A. Dirzu
- Khaleel Mamsa
- Elias Mokhlis
- Emilie Egelund Rademacher
Institutions
- Universidad de Deusto (ES)
- Kaunas University of Technology (LT)
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- University of Lancashire (GB)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Metropolitan University (BD)
- Universidad Metropolitana (PR)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Citizen Science Theory and Practice
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.878
- Primary Topic
- Children's Rights and Participation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00