Here you can browse an assortment of publications on science diplomacy, compiled by the Alliance team as we come across them.
Publications by InsSciDE, S4D4C and EL-CSID are not included here. Click here to find resources by the projects.
Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the Challenge of Science Diplomacy – Ch. 10
‘Science diplomacy’ (SD) appeared at the beginning of the present millennium as a new vocabulary and concept to describe some of the contemporary interactions between science and technology (S&T) on one hand and foreign affairs on the other. SD finds its place in the portfolio of ministries of foreign affairs ...
Tackling R&I foreign interference. European Commission Staff working document
This publication presents the Staff Working Document on tackling R&I foreign interference. Foreign interference occurs when activities are carried out by, or on behalf of, a foreign state-level actor, which are coercive, covert, deceptive, or corrupting and are contrary to the sovereignty, values, and interests of the European Union (EU) ...
S4D4C research article: Knowledge power Europe
Abstract: In the longstanding debate over how to characterize the EU as a global actor, knowledge is conspicuously missing. We introduce the term Knowledge Power Europe to emphasize the importance of knowledge for the EU’s foreign policy efforts, particularly as they relate to addressing the urgent and complex global challenges ...
Leveraging Science Diplomacy in an Era of Geo-Economic Rivalry: Towards a European strategy
The publication was completed as part of the InsSciDE project. Science diplomacy – activities at the intersection of science and foreign policy – is receiving increased attention, not least within the European Union. Research and innovation are at the pinnacle of great power rivalry and fuel states’ competition over markets, ...
Marseille Declaration on International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union organised on 8 March 2022 in Marseille a conference on a global approach of research, innovation and higher education gathering the Ministers responsible of R&I of the Member States of the European Union, of the European Economic Area and the ...
Alliance Policy Paper: Stressing the Importance of Science Diplomacy within EU Higher Education
Stressing the Importance of Science Diplomacy within EU Higher Education Position Paper by the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance PDF version for download: Stressing the Importance of Science Diplomacy within EU Higher Education_final Find it also here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5963898 cite as: Piaget, Eric, Müller, Andreas, Josten, Maria, Meyer, Nadia, & Mostafa ...
Take Away Ideas Report: Science and Innovation Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
In the Euro-Mediterranean region, cultures and science met and mingled for millennia, creating spaces for innovative and inclusive solutions to common challenges. This makes science diplomacy a promising tool for cooperation between Southern Mediterranean countries and Europe, and a field that the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) strongly supports through ...
Strategic Forum for International S&T Cooperation: Work of the Science Diplomacy Task Force
SFIC summarises its achievements in a comprehensive overview paper. With the new ERA Governance to take effect as of January 2022, the ERA-related groups under ERAC will come to an end. However, the issue of international STI cooperation will remain of relevance also in the future. This is why SFIC ...
Water Diplomacy – The New Modus Operandi of EU Diplomacy? Innovative Methods in Diplomatic Practice
This article explores how EU water diplomacy can enrich the current debate on science diplomacy, primarily in the science in diplomacy category. It aims to contribute to the debate on diplomatic instruments and their innovative elements. It focuses on new practices in the field of water diplomacy, including (1) the ...
WSDS21 Student Takes: Science Diplomacy against Neocolonialism in Field Research
’WSDS Student Takes’ is a two-edition series in 2020 and 2021 written by alumni of InsSciDE's Warsaw Science Diplomacy School in the weeks and months following their completion of the program. This article is by WSDS 2021 alumni who belonged to ’Team Heritage’, named after the historical case study of ...
ERA European Science Diplomacy Agenda
On November 26, 2021, the Pact for Research and Innovation and the Policy Agenda with ERA actions have been adopted at the Competitiveness Council setting out common values and principles for R&I for the first time, the Pact shows the EU’s and Member States’ commitment to the European Research Area. ...
Taking the pulse of science diplomacy and developing practices of valuation
One of the results of the S4D4C project has been published open access: Tim Flink's account "Taking the pulse of science diplomacy and developing practices of valuation" has been peer-reviewed and published in Science and Public Policy in November 2021. It is available via: https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scab074 Abstract Science diplomacy has caught ...
Envisioning a “science diplomacy 2.0”: on data, global challenges, and multi-layered networks
Abstract: The term “science diplomacy” broadly identifies interactions between scientific and foreign policy communities connected to the promotion of international scientific exchanges (also as a way to establish constructive relations between countries), and the provision of scientific advice on issues of relevance to more than one nation. Science diplomacy initiatives ...
Alliance Policy Paper: Proposal to Strengthen the EU’s Global Approach to Research and Innovation
Advancing the Role of Science Diplomacy in the EU: Proposals from the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance to Strengthen the EU’s Global Approach to Research and Innovation Download or view PDF: EU Science Diplomacy Alliance on Advancing the Role of Science Diplomacy in the EU_final See also: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5963890 Cite as: ...
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the “Global Approach to R&I”
The European Economic and Social Committee has also published an opinion on the "Global Approach to Research and Innovation - Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world" (see EESC-2021-01986-00-00-AC-TRA-EN) and highlighted science diplomacy as a concept as follows (point 3.6): Science Diplomacy could help the EU to project ...
Study on Austrian actors, networks and activities in the field of science diplomacy
Study on Austrian actors, networks and activities in the field of science diplomacy. Bringing Austrian science diplomacy to the next step: Challenges, state of play and recommendations. Abstract This study examines science diplomacy in Austria. ZSI was commissioned by the BMBWF between February and September 2021 to research how science ...
