Llorente Lope, Carolina, 1989-Revuelta, GemaCarrió, Mar2020-10-222020-10-222021Llorente C, Revuelta G, Carrió M. Social participation in science: Perspectives of Spanish civil society organizations. Public Underst Sci. 2021 Jan;30(1):36-54. DOI: 10.1177/09636625209606630963-6625http://hdl.handle.net/10230/45549Includes Supplemental material for Social participation in science: Perspectives of Spanish civil society organizationsThere is a general trend toward more active, broader, and more inclusive participation of different stakeholders in science. Civil society organizations' inclusion in the scientific process is being promoted. However, there are few attempts to understand the role of civil society organizations in research. This study is based on the analysis of 31 semi-structured interviews with Spanish civil society organization managers and representatives. Our main results regarding the current relationship between civil society organizations and the research system are (a) civil society organizations mainly participate in science within one single research moment and they are unaware of their potential. (b) We identify a lack of resources, mutual knowledge (among civil society organizations and academia), and capabilities as barriers for civil society organizations' participation.application/pdfengLlorente C, Revuelta G, Carrió M. Social participation in science: Perspectives of Spanish civil society organizations. Public Underst Sci. 2020 Sep 30:963662520960663. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). DOI: 10.1177/0963662520960663.info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662520960663Co-responsibilityParticipation and science governancePublic engagement with science and technologySocial inclusioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess