Article: The role of civil society in constructing scientific questions: focus on the work of the CESTM at the aquarium La Rochelle

Adélie POMADE

Post-doctorante, Institut de Droit de l’Environnement (IDE), Université Lyon 3

Résumé

The relation between experts and civil society raises profound questioning. The first of them is the role of civil society in their evaluation work and in their research. We note that the involvement of citizen leds not only to build scientifical questions, but also to enrich and to answer them. In that way, civil society becomes a key player and an irreplaceable actor of the scientific research. This article highlights action carry out by the Centre d’Etudes et de Soins pour les Tortues Marines of the Aquarium La Rochelle which asks civil society to help it everydays to fulfill his duties. At the end of a training period, or thanks to a spontaneous initiative, volunteers get involve to move research.