Facts, Opinions, and Scientific Memes: Reflections of and Recommendations for the March for Science in Germany | Zendy

Guenther Lars | Zendy; Ruhrmann Georg | Zendy; Weigelt Natalie | Zendy; Zaremba Mercedes C. | Zendy

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Facts, Opinions, and Scientific Memes: Reflections of and Recommendations for the March for Science in Germany

Author(s) -

Guenther Lars,

Ruhrmann Georg,

Weigelt Natalie,

Zaremba Mercedes C.

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

sociological forum

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937

H-Index - 61

eISSN - 1573-7861

pISSN - 0884-8971

DOI - 10.1111/socf.12563

Subject(s) - german , sociology , social science , perception , political science , media studies , epistemology , history , philosophy , archaeology

Germany ranked second in number of March for Science participants. The current essay is based on a focus group discussion with six participants of a march in a German university town and elucidates their motives for attending, their perceptions of how politically active scientists should be, the goals they think the march should aim to achieve, and their recommendations for future marches. Motives in Germany differed slightly from those mentioned in the United States. Discussants placed importance on the difference between facts and opinions, which is translated into recommendations for issue‐specific future marches.

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