What Is a Science Diplomat

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ID12953466
AuthorsLorenzo Melchor (0000-0002-5322-2817, Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume15
Issue3
Pages409-423
Publication date2020-08-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Hague Journal of Diplomacy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1871-1901 • E-ISSN: 1871-191X
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/1871191x-bja10026
OpenAlexW3082208120
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

The COVID -19 crisis has shown how countries initially responded to a global challenge on their own, instead of relying on a multilateral science diplomacy — based response. Although, science diplomacy has received great attention for the past decade, its meaning and the nature of the diverse practitioners involved remain elusive. Science diplomacy is a transboundary field sitting across national borders, policy frameworks and stakeholders of all natures and professional backgrounds. But what is a science diplomat? What science diplomacy roles formally exist? Who can become a science diplomat? What knowledge and skills are required? This practitioner’s essay proposes a typology of science diplomacy practitioners who bring science, technology, innovation, foreign policy and the international political system altogether closer in either institutionalised or non-institutionalised roles, and it also provides guidance for pursuing a career in science diplomacy. These science diplomats may promote national competitiveness but also facilitate multilateral responses to global challenges

Diplomacy · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Foreign policy · International relations · Meaning (existential · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Science policy · Sociology · Typology · Engineering · Global Health and Surgery · International Science and Diplomacy · Law · Public Administration · Space exploration and regulation

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