Science policy and diplomacy in UNESCO 1955-1975: perspectives from South America and Africa

Casper Andersen; Ivan Lind Christensen

Science policy and diplomacy in UNESCO 1955-1975: perspectives from South America and Africa

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Abstract

Science diplomacy has become increasingly important in inter-state relations during the last decades and historians are only now beginning to explore its historical roots. This work-in-progress paper is a contribution to the history of international science relations and science diplomacy.
In a seminal article Martha Finnemore has demonstrated that UNESCO from the mid-1950s pushed for the establishment of national science policy units in UNESCO member states. This often happened against the expressed priorities of member states that did not regard science policy units as an indispensable part of their state apparatus or imagined the science policy unite in a different manner. Finnemore thus showed how UNESCO served as a supplier of norms in international science relations.

In this paper we revisit UNESCO Science policy program from the perspective of the member states - the recipients of UNESCO science policy initiatives.

Translated title of the contribution	Videnskabspolitik og diplomati i UNESCO: Perspektiver fra Sydamerika og Afrika
Original language	English
Publication date	2016
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Conference of the New Diplomatic History Network: Borders, Networks, and Organisations through the 20th Century. - Copenhagen University, København, Denmark Duration: 24 Nov 2016 → 26 Nov 2016 Conference number: 2 http://cemes.ku.dk/activities/2016/new-diplomatic-history/

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Conference	Conference of the New Diplomatic History Network
Number	2
Location	Copenhagen University
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	København
Period	24/11/2016 → 26/11/2016
Internet address	http://cemes.ku.dk/activities/2016/new-diplomatic-history/

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