Science diplomacy: Investigating the perspective of scholars on politics-science collaboration in international affairs
- PMID:26721551
- DOI: 10.1177/0963662515616552
Science diplomacy: Investigating the perspective of scholars on politics-science collaboration in international affairs
Abstract
Science diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, but academic research is rather sparse. The role of academia within this field of politics-science interaction has hardly been considered. This article analyzes this scholarly perspective: Based on a literature review, a case study of a German science diplomacy program is used to explore objectives, benefits, and constraints of science diplomacy for participating scholars. While political approaches suggest an ideal world where both sides profit from the collaboration, the findings of the case study point to another conclusion which shows that the interaction of scholars and officials in science diplomacy is far more complex. Thus, the contribution is regarded as both a useful starting point for further research and for a critical reflection of academics and politicians in science diplomacy practice to gauge what can be expected from the collaboration and what cannot.
Keywords: globalization of science and technology; governance of science and technology; interaction experts or publics; science attitudes and perceptions; science communication; science diplomacy; strategic communication.
Similar articles
- Governing Technosciences in the Age of Grand Challenges: A European Historical Perspective on the Entanglement of Science, Technology, Diplomacy, and Democracy.Arapostathis S, Laborie L.Arapostathis S, et al.Technol Cult. 2020;61(1):318-332. doi: 10.1353/tech.2020.0005.Technol Cult. 2020.PMID:32249227
- Capacity building on health diplomacy: a training experience from Pakistan.Shaikh BT, Hamid S, Hafeez A.Shaikh BT, et al.East Mediterr Health J. 2018 Dec 9;24(9):933-939. doi: 10.26719/2018.24.9.933.East Mediterr Health J. 2018.PMID:30570126
- Introduction: Power to the image! Science, technology and visual diplomacy.Turchetti S, Adamson M.Turchetti S, et al.Br J Hist Sci. 2023 Jun;56(2):135-146. doi: 10.1017/S0007087423000146.Br J Hist Sci. 2023.PMID:37350346
- Global health diplomacy: an integrative review of the literature and implications for nursing.Hunter A, Wilson L, Stanhope M, Hatcher B, Hattar M, Hilfinger Messias DK, Powell D.Hunter A, et al.Nurs Outlook. 2013 Mar-Apr;61(2):85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.07.013. Epub 2012 Sep 19.Nurs Outlook. 2013.PMID:22999856Free PMC article.Review.
- Cosmopolitan political science.Grande E.Grande E.Br J Sociol. 2006 Mar;57(1):87-111. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2006.00095.x.Br J Sociol. 2006.PMID:16506998Review.
Cited by
- Science diplomacy and transnational governance impact.Legrand T, Stone D.Legrand T, et al.Br Politics. 2018;13(3):392-408. doi: 10.1057/s41293-018-0082-z. Epub 2018 Mar 7.Br Politics. 2018.PMID:38624287Free PMC article.
- Rethinking marine plastics pollution: Science diplomacy and multi-level governance.Beltran M, Tjahjono B, Suoneto TN, Tanjung R, Julião J.Beltran M, et al.Int Rev Adm Sci. 2024 Mar;90(1):237-258. doi: 10.1177/00208523231183909. Epub 2023 Jul 4.Int Rev Adm Sci. 2024.PMID:38481579Free PMC article.
MeSH terms
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources