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SUBMITTER: Hase V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630956 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hase Valerie V Schäfer Mike S MS Metag Julia J Bischofberger Mirko M Henry Luc L
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England) 20220802 8
Science-related crowdfunding enables public engagement with science. However, we know little about citizens engaging with science this way: Who are the people engaging with and donating to science through crowdfunding - and how do they decide how much to give? This study analyses behavioural and survey data from the Swiss crowdfunding platform <i>wemakeit</i> (<i>N</i> = 576). Results illustrate that a small, non-representative segment of the public engages with science through crowdfunding. Com ...[more]