Most recently, the European Commission has started to revamp its institutional setting and policies, also in order to engage more explicitly in the field of Science Diplomacy. The S4D4C policy brief elaborates on three interrelated challenges, providing thorough insights into
Open Europe
This official report on the results of the working period 2014-2019 of the European Commission has a section on Science Diplomacy and explicated the perceptions and intentions that were connected to this concept in contemporary EU politics. European Commission (2019)
EU Science Diplomacy in a contested space of multi-level governance
This empirical-based research paper tries to classify the current role of the European Commission in the field of external research policies as compared to the Member States traditionally in charge of it. The article draws on the conceptual framework of
Science diplomacy: Investigating the perspective of scholars on politics–science collaboration in international affairs
Whereas Science Diplomacy is a widely practiced area of international affairs, academic research on the subject remains rather sparse. The role of academia within the field of politics–science interaction has hardly been considered. This article therefore scrutinises this scholarly perspective,
Optimism, Pessimism, and Science Diplomacy
This article sheds some light on the political charges of the Science Diplomacy debate in the US and illustrates nicely the hopes that it invests in science and its ultimately political role. Colglazier (2017) Optimism, Pessimism, and Science Diplomacy. AAAS
Science Diplomacy Networks
The implementation of Science Diplomacy activities involves a wide range of stakeholders, government departments, staff and strategies. The article by Lutz-Peter Berg zooms in and provides an overview over science diplomacy networks, their aims, methods and various definitions. The results
S4D4C’s State-of-the-Art Report on Science Diplomacy
Considering the large number of differing and sometimes contradictory perceptions of Science Diplomacy, from an analytical point of view, it still remains an open question what exactly the term denotes, how it is defined and conceptualised. The state-of-the-art report condenses
National Approaches to Science Diplomacy: An Education Resource
In 2005, the AAAS published a resource gathering a number of papers illustrating how differently Science Diplomacy is perceived across different countries. Thereby, single contributions elaborate on different national approaches that each seek to address a variety of goals: some
The Current State of The Art of Science Diplomacy
The chapter sheds light on the origins of the term Science Diplomacy, introduces prevalent definitions, and identifies four driving forces which push the development of science diplomacy. Subsequently, we highlight the similarities and differences of activities in France, Germany, the
Science Diplomacy in the 21st Century
Science diplomacy is the use of scientific collaborations among nations to address the common problems facing 21st century humanity and to build constructive international partnerships. There are many ways that scientists can contribute to this process. The article at hand
