European Universities 2030: Building Knowledge Ecosystems for Europe’s Strategic Capacity in an Age of Polycrisis

Session

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

4 Jun 2026, 09:00

ONLINE

Description

epistemic authority; legitimacy of expertise; participatory governance; open science; citizen science; trust formation; research evaluation regimes; crisis governance; legitimacy under uncertainty; adaptive participation models; knowledge trust ecosystems

28. From Institutional Repositories to Knowledge Ecosystems: Trust, Visibility and Epistemic Authority in Open Science

Dorota Wierzbicka-Próchniak (Uniwersytet Opolski)

04/06/2026, 09:00

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

Oral presentation

Open Science (OS) infrastructures are commonly discussed in terms of access, interoperability, and the technical exchange of research outputs. Less attention is paid to how these infrastructures reshape the distribution of visibility, trust, and epistemic authority within the scholarly communication ecosystem.
Drawing on the experience of integrating the University of Opole Knowledge Base...

60. From Google to ChatGPT: Artificial Intelligence as a New Epistemic Authority in Information

Maciej Krzemiński (University of Opole)

04/06/2026, 09:20

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

Oral presentation

The rapid adoption of generative AI fundamentally changes how we search for and evaluate information. As conversational AI systems replace traditional search engines, the need for independent source analysis diminishes, raising critical questions about epistemic authority and trust. This presentation analyzes generative AI as a new epistemic authority. Drawing on Miranda Fricker’s framework of...

47. Intergenerational Memory of Fading Cultural Heritage

Raluca Mihaela Bârsan (ULBS)

04/06/2026, 09:35

48. Co-creative citizen science in advancing social justice: adult immigrants' perspective of language proficiency requirements and associated language testing

Minna Sorri (JYU)

04/06/2026, 09:50

Oral presentation

55. Stakeholder-Based Analysis of Inland Aquaculture Development in the Baltic States: A Preliminary Research Framework

Leila Neimane (University of Latvia)

04/06/2026, 10:05

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

Oral presentation

Sustainable aquaculture is increasingly recognised as an important component of the blue economy, food security and climate resilience policies in Europe and worldwide. However, inland aquaculture development in the Baltic States remains limited despite the region’s potential for traditional pond aquaculture and recirculating aquaculture systems. The interdisciplinary project “Potential of...

64. EdgeVision: Neuromorphic Vision Based Edge-Powered Haptic Navigation System for Visually Impaired People

Muhammad Hamza Zafar (UiA)

04/06/2026, 10:20

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

Oral presentation

24. Media and political polarization in “Marsz Niepodległości 2025” case

Maciej Krzemiński (University of Opole)

Democratic Innovation, Participation & Epistemic Justice: Who Is Recognized as a Knower?

Oral presentation

This study examines media coverage of the “Marsz Niepodległości 2025” (Independence March) in Warsaw within the context of Poland’s highly polarized political and media landscape. Poland is characterized by strong divisions between political camps and closely aligned media outlets, making media–politics interdependence a defining feature of public discourse.
The aim of the research was to...