A New Democratic form of Scientific Power for International Community of Citizens Scientists

Abstract

The relationship between science and power has been researched for ages, and it is obvious to ask why science is a power and who has scientific authority. The paper discusses the current phenomena of citizen science and places it within the larger phenomenon of globalisation, which includes both cultural and political globalisation.  Using real-life examples, it is demonstrated that this phenomena has resulted in the formation of the International Community of Citizen Scientists. This is a new form of power that is international and truly democratic. The paper concludes with an example of how a community might increase democracy inside a cultural framework where democracy is inadequate.