Abstract

The rise of the Maker Movement brings along promises of extended citizen participation to science and innovation. In this paper, we investigate policy expectations about the Maker Movement and contrast them with views about science and society prevailing within communities of the movement itself. The analysis is based on a study of European Union policy documents and interviews with experts and practitioners of the Maker Movement. We obtain a self-portrait of the Maker Movement characterized by a set of aspirations, values, and motivations about the science–society relationship that deviate from of policy expectations. We conclude that, the Maker Movement, apart from being a target of policy hopes of increased citizen participation in science and innovation, can also be characterized as a source bed of criticism of mainstream science and innovation. The tension between policy expectations and community criticisms provides lessons for both sides.

中文翻译：

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创客运动的承诺：政策期望与社区批评

摘要

创客运动的兴起带来了扩大公民参与科学和创新的承诺。在本文中，我们调查了对创客运动的政策预期，并将其与运动本身社区内盛行的科学和社会观点进行了对比。该分析基于对欧盟政策文件的研究以及对创客运动专家和从业者的采访。我们获得了创客运动的自画像，其特征是一系列偏离政策预期的科学-社会关系的愿望、价值观和动机。我们的结论是，创客运动除了成为提高公民参与科学和创新的政策希望的目标外，也可以被描述为批评主流科学和创新的源泉。政策预期和社区批评之间的紧张关系为双方提供了教训。