Heritage conservation, archives, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, computerised documentation, music, performing arts, written heritage, ethnology, sociolinguistics, visual arts, etc. In all these sectors, participatory approaches linked to research projects are emerging, accompanied by their share of specific questions.
What are the specific features of citizen research in the field of culture? How can we involve the public more effectively at all stages of the research process? How can we accommodate a citizen’s willingness to carry out research? How can the results be communicated to partners, participants and the general public?
The Particip-Arc network, supported by the French Ministry of Culture, aims to create a network of actors involved in citizen cultural research, to encourage the sharing of experiences and the reflective analysis of practices, as well as promoting and developing citizen science in the fields of culture.