1. Scaled, citizen-led, and public qualitative research: A framework for citizen social science.
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Amirrudin, Amirah, Harrigan, Nicholas, and Naqvi, Ijlal
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CITIZEN science , *LITERATURE reviews , *CITIZENS , *QUALITATIVE research , *COMMUNITY involvement , *MIGRANT labor , *PAY for performance , *STUDENT engagement - Abstract
We propose a framework for citizen social science that brings together three reinforcing elements of a research project – scale, citizen-leadership, and publicness – to improve qualitative research. Our framework was born out of necessity; a desire to involve ordinary citizens, in researching public issues, with limited funding. We illustrate the application of our framework using insights from research we have led, involving first, a series of qualitative studies of state and civil society organizations working on community engagement by three separate years of public policy students; and second, a qualitative study on the system for processing salary and injury disputes for low-waged migrant workers in Singapore conducted by over 100 volunteers and activists. Drawing on a review of the literature and our own experiences, we speak to the advantages and trade-offs of adopting this approach and suggest practical methods for conducting citizen social science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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