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Department of Communication and Media Research Science Communication

New Project Report on Science vs. Activism

In the spring of 2023, as part of the Swiss Young Academy project "Science vs Activism? Exploring the Boundary", Dr. Sabrina H. Kessler and colleagues conducted qualitative interviews with young researchers from Switzerland representing various disciplines. The aim was to understand how early-career scholars understand activism in the context of science and how the relationship between science and activism is negotiated in different disciplines.

The findings illustrate that activism is a contested term with different value judgments attached to it. Moreover, the data illustrates that debates around science versus activism mask other debates such as the objectivity of science, scientific integrity, and questions of credibility. The most significant results are summarized here.

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