No Compromise about Compromise

Fumurescu, Alin

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“…As pointed out by political scientist Alin Fumuresco, 'compromise looks messy, the dreary stuff of day-to-day politics'. 16 This 'dreary' work of trying to reconcile the wills, means and materialities engaged in a large technoscientific project does not happen on the front-stage of science diplomacy. Instead, it happens on the backstage among the many actors on different levels working on the project and its design, from science and technology policy advisors to scientists working at research sites.…”

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The ways and means of ITER: reciprocity and compromise in fusion science diplomacy

Åberg

2021

History and Technology

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ITER (short for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, and the Latin word for 'the way', as in 'the way to new energy'), a controlled thermonuclear fusion experiment currently being built in Cadarache, France, is one of the world's largest technoscientific collaborations. ITER's complex organisation is rooted in decisions taken during the early negotiation phase in the 1990s. This article focuses on this initial period of the ITER negotiations, showing the importance of reciprocity and compromise in the organizational decisions of the project. These decisions were enacted by actors and organisations who strived to keep ITER together through continuous 'backstage' diplomacy work. This work included finding acceptable compromises for the involved Parties on both a diplomatic and scientific level. Looking closely at such work reveals the entangled character of science and diplomacy in large international technoscientific collaborations, as well as the need for compromise to make a project like ITER materialise.

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Section: Reciprocity and Compromise In Science Diplomacymentioning

confidence: 99%

The ways and means of ITER: reciprocity and compromise in fusion science diplomacy

Åberg

2021

History and Technology

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No Compromise about Compromise

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The ways and means of ITER: reciprocity and compromise in fusion science diplomacy

The ways and means of ITER: reciprocity and compromise in fusion science diplomacy

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