Science Diplomacy as a tool of international politics: the power of ‘soft power’
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Science and Technology (S&T) have historically been used by countries as tools of hard power, especially in military and economic contexts. Contrary to a strategy that uses S&T as a hard power tool, Science Diplomacy (SD) is an alternative form of using S&T in bilateral and multilateral interactions; one in which soft power predominates. Relying on examples of the foreign relations of the United States - one of the most developed countries in terms of S&T and SD - this article shows how SD has unified countries and has been employed as a strategy that assists diplomats in interpreting technical knowledge, supports scientists in negotiating multilateral projects, and, most importantly, promotes alliances between countries. The paper is divided in three main sections: in the first part, we present a brief summary of the intellectual history of the concept of SD, introducing and defining it and we discuss why countries invest in it. In the second part, we analyze to what extent S&T played a central role in re-establishing bilateral relations or in promoting more peaceful negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba, North Korea, Russia, and selected Muslim countries. In the third section, we offer our concluding remarks.
Key-words: Science Diplomacy; International Cooperation; Science and Technology.
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CAMPBELL, Cathleen. Warming U.S.-Russia Relations (Editorial). Science Magazine, vol. 344, issue 6190, 2014.
CAMPBELL, Cathy. A Consortium Model for Science Engagement: Lessons from the U.S.-DPRK Experience. Science & Diplomacy, vol. 1, n. 2, 2012.
COLGLAZIER, William; LYONS, Elizabeth. The United States Looks to the Global Science, Technology, and Innovation Horizon. Science & Diplomacy, Set. 2014.
CULLATHER. Nick. The Hungry World. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010.
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POPOLO. Science and International Relations: Brazil and the Geopolitics of Knowledge. Brazilian Journal of International Relations, v. 5, n. 2, 2016.
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SCHWEITZER, Glenn. U.S.-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Health (2000-2009): Opportunities, Constraints, and Impacts. Washinton: The National Academies Press, 2010.
SEO, Hyunjin. THORSON, Stuart. Academic Science Engagement in North Korea. KEI’s Academic Paper Series, vol. 4, n. 4, 2009.
SKOLNIKOFF, E. The elusive transformation: Science, Technology and the evolution of International Politics. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993.
SKOLNIKOFF, E. The political role of scientific cooperation. Technology in Society, 23, 2001, p. 461-471.
THORSON, Stuart. Universities and Networks: Scientific Engagement with North Korea. Science & Diplomacy, vol. 1, n. 2, 2012.
TUREKIAN, V. Building a National Science Diplomacy System. Science & Diplomacy, vol. 1, n. 4, 2012.
TUREKIAN, V. Science Diplomacy with Cuba. Science, v.344, n. 6188, 2014.
TUREKIAN, Vaughan; NEUREITER, Norman. Science and Diplomacy: the past as prologue. Science & Diplomacy, vol. 1, n. 1, 2012.
WAGNER, C. Science and foreign policy: the elusive partnership. Science And Public Policy, v. 6, n. 29, p.409-417, nov. 2002.
WEISS. Science, Technology and International Relations. Technology in Society, v. 27, 2005.
WEISS. How do Science and Technology affect International Relations? Minerva, v. 53, 2015.
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DOMINGUES, Amanda; RIBEIRO NETO, Paulo Henrique. Science Diplomacy as a tool of international politics: the power of ‘soft power’. Revista Brasileña de Relaciones Internacionales, Marília, SP, v. 6, n. 3, p. 607–629, 2018. DOI: 10.36311/2237-7743.2017.v6n3.09.p607. Disponível em: https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/bjir/article/view/6938.. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.
