I& #39;ve got a new paper out. In a special issue of @HSNatSci on the history of science diplomacy. The special issue gives insight into the history of the term Science Diplomacy (very useful) and provides case studies that challenge the "Anglo-Saxon" history of this concept (1/8)
The introduction traces the history of term "science diplomacy" to the early 2000s, demonstrating that this is a concept that utilises a very particular history to make claims for how science should operate within international affairs today, https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2020.50.4.323">https://doi.org/10.1525/h... (2/8)
@Simodidouk looks at whether science diplomacy was ultimately responsible for the Cold War. Asking how did the collaboration of the war years precede the secrecy of the post-war years. Arguing that "Atomic Diplomacy" is a form of Science Diplomacy. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2020.50.4.411">https://doi.org/10.1525/h... (4/8)
David Aubin’s article demonstrates how important 19th-century international scientific congresses were to the Belgian public officials who agreed to host them, as they sought to capitalize politically, from the siting of these congresses in Brussels. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2020.50.4.340">https://doi.org/10.1525/h... (5/8)
@Geert_Somsen reveals that Henri Bergson’s “science” (or “philosophy”) diplomacy aimed to persuade President Woodrow Wilson to join the war effort rather than embrace peace, by claiming that such a coalition would save universal civilization. https://doi.org/10.1525/hsns.2020.50.4.364">https://doi.org/10.1525/h... (7/8)
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