Science Diplomacy Policy Processes in Comparative Perspective: The Use of Scientific Cooperation Agreements in Canada, India, Norway, and the UK

Sabzalieva, Emma; Sá, Creso M.; Martínez, Magdalena; Kachynska, Nadiia

doi:10.1007/s11024-020-09429-y

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“…BRICS countries were latecomers to the SD buzz. India’s Department of Science and Technology, for example, only funded a major SD initiative in 2018 (Sabzalieva, Sá, Martinez, & Kachynska, 2021, p. 6).…”

Section: The Meaning and Evolution Of Sdmentioning

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Between global collaboration and national competition: Unraveling the many faces of Arctic science diplomacy

Rüffin

Rüland

2022

Polar Record

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It has been argued that science diplomacy (SD) helps avoid or mitigate conflicts among stakeholders in the Arctic. Yet underlying some of these well-intended and sometimes successful initiatives is a one-sided understanding of SD. The most recent literature takes a more differentiated approach towards the means and ends of SD. It shows that international scientific interaction is shaped by the twofold logic of competition and collaboration. Instruments of SD can be meant to serve national interests, collective regional goals or global agendas. The present paper disentangles these confounding discourses of collaboration and competition based on a conceptually enhanced SD framework. It analyses Arctic strategies and two cases of Arctic SD, the Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation and research activities on Svalbard, to reveal the mechanisms of collaboration and competition in the sphere of international science in relation to security, environment and economy. By pointing out where and how science is currently being used in the Arctic, this article provides (a) a systematic overview of the state of SD in the region and (b) a tool for policy-makers and scientists to assess what impact different facets of SD have in Arctic politics.

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Section: The Meaning and Evolution Of Sdmentioning

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Between global collaboration and national competition: Unraveling the many faces of Arctic science diplomacy

Rüffin

Rüland

2022

Polar Record

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From brain drain to brain gain: catalyzing India’s science & technology renaissance through scientific schemes and infrastructure growth

Chaudhary,

Amaravayal,

Pandey

2024

Proc.Indian Natl. Sci. Acad.

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Taking the pulse of science diplomacy and developing practices of valuation

Flink

2021

Science and Public Policy

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Science diplomacy has caught remarkable attention in public policy and academic research over the last fifteen years. However, the concept is plagued by a huge talk–action discrepancy: its public discourse has reached a problematic state of dazzling self-adulation, while it is unclear if and how the actual policies and associated organizations live up to these expectations. The article reconstructs three structural causes to explain the recent hype about science diplomacy. It further encourages actors to organize evaluations that ask whether and how actions of science diplomacy can be valuable. In this regard, a first set of fundamental principles is proposed for setting up an evaluative framework. In conclusion, the article advises science diplomacy actors from democratic states and institutions, from both academic research and public policy, to stop dreaming about soft power influence on authoritarian states and regimes but rather face new geopolitical realities.

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Science Diplomacy Policy Processes in Comparative Perspective: The Use of Scientific Cooperation Agreements in Canada, India, Norway, and the UK

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Between global collaboration and national competition: Unraveling the many faces of Arctic science diplomacy

Between global collaboration and national competition: Unraveling the many faces of Arctic science diplomacy

From brain drain to brain gain: catalyzing India’s science & technology renaissance through scientific schemes and infrastructure growth

Taking the pulse of science diplomacy and developing practices of valuation

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