Chapter 6 : the role of civil society in Constructing scientific questions: focus on the work of the cestm at the aquarium la rochelle

Abstract

The relation between experts and civil society raises profound questioning. thefirst of them is the role of civil society in their evaluation work and in research. We note that the involvement of citizen leds not only to build scientificalquestions, but also to enrich and to answer them. in that way, civil societybecomes a key player and an irreplaceable actor of the scientific research. thisarticle highlights action carry out by the centre d’Etudes et de soins pour lestortues Marines of the aquarium la rochelle which asks civil society to help iteverydays to fulfill his duties. at the end of a training period, or thanks to aspontaneous initiative, volunteers get involve to move research.