Science Diplomacy

Start of the project: 2018-Jan-01 - End of the project: 2021-Mar-31

European societies face a number of increasingly urgent and complex challenges. These challenges are becoming more interdependent and global in nature. The EU plays a leading role in addressing these global challenges.

Global challenges require coordinated international efforts, which makes them central to foreign policy. In addition to diplomatic skills needed to balance interests and capacities of actors, there is also a need for greater expertise and, more concretely, scientific knowledge. Diplomats cannot be expected to have or to easily obtain this knowledge, even less so in today’s dynamic research and innovation systems. For the most part, they have to rely on scientific advice. However, communication between the scientific and diplomatic communities is not straightforward. The models, processes and resources for this sort of scientific advice are also not yet systematically available.

There is potential for better harnessing European science and science cooperation for European science diplomacy and foreign policy goals, both at EU and MS level. Not only can new approaches for scientific advice in EU foreign policy benefit from advances in research (e.g. new climate models), but novel ways of carrying out research can also offer opportunities for foreign policy impact. Science diplomats can make use of these opportunities, including aspects of open science, internationalisation, and Responsible Research and Innovation. In the current political and societal landscape, the needs, interests and opportunities pertaining to science diplomacy have increased. The S4D4C project aims to ensure that the needs are understood and that the opportunities are effectively communicated into EU policies to address future challenges.

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Publications

Quo Vadis Science Diplomacy – Wissenschaftsmobilität und -kooperation nach der Zeitenwende.

Blümel, C., & Vögtle, E. M. (2023).
Quo Vadis Science Diplomacy – Wissenschaftsmobilität und -kooperation nach der Zeitenwende. (DZHW Brief 05|2023). Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.34878/2023.05.dzhw_brief

Romancing Science for Global Solutions: On Narratives and Interpretative Schemas of Science Diplomacy.

Rungius, C., & Flink, T. (2020).
Romancing Science for Global Solutions: On Narratives and Interpretative Schemas of Science Diplomacy. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 7/1, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00585-w

The 'Matters' of Science Diplomacy: Transversal Analysis of the S4D4C Case Studies.

Young, M., Rungius, C., Aukes, E., Melchor, L., Dall, E., Černovská, E., ... & Moreno, A. E. (2020).
The 'Matters' of Science Diplomacy: Transversal Analysis of the S4D4C Case Studies. S4D4C. Prag, Berlin, Madrid, Twente, Paris, Wien: Selbstverlag. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4041041

The Sensationalist Discourse of Science Diplomacy: A Critical Reflection.

Flink, T. (2020).
The Sensationalist Discourse of Science Diplomacy: A Critical Reflection. The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 15(3), 359-370. Leiden: Brill | Nijhoff. https://doi.org/10.1163/1871191X-BJA10032

Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project.

Young, M., Flink, T., & Dall. E. (2020).
Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project. Berlin, Prag, Wien: Selbstverlag.

SESAME - a synchrotron light source in the Middle East: an international research infrastructure in the making.

Rungius, C. (2020).
SESAME - a synchrotron light source in the Middle East: an international research infrastructure in the making. In Young, M., Flink, T., & Dall, E. (Hrsg.), Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project (S. 216-253). Berlin, Prag, Wien: Selbstverlag.

International Joint Research Programming.

Flink, T. (2020).
International Joint Research Programming. In Young, M., Flink, T., & Dall, E. (Hrsg.), Science Diplomacy in the Making: Case-based insights from the S4D4C project (S. 254-275). Berlin, Prag, Wien: Selbstverlag.

Wissenschaftsdiplomatie in der Europäischen Union: Praktiken und Perspektiven.

Flink, T. (2020).
Wissenschaftsdiplomatie in der Europäischen Union: Praktiken und Perspektiven. Forschung, Politik - Strategie - Management, 1+2/2019, 5-11, Bielefeld: UVW UniversitätsVerlagWebler.

Außenpolitikberatung als post-positivistischer Forschungsgegenstand: Zur Konstitution wissenschaftlicher Politikberatung in der Politikwissenschaft.

Rungius, C., & Weller, C. (2019).
Außenpolitikberatung als post-positivistischer Forschungsgegenstand: Zur Konstitution wissenschaftlicher Politikberatung in der Politikwissenschaft. Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

What it takes to do science diplomacy. Practices, identities, needs and challenges of science diplomacy practitioners. Baseline analysis and needs assessment.

Degelsegger-Márquez, A., Flink, T., & Rungius, C. (2019).
What it takes to do science diplomacy. Practices, identities, needs and challenges of science diplomacy practitioners. Baseline analysis and needs assessment. Deliverable 2.3, Vienna: S4D4C.

Eine post-positivistische Betrachtung der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung.

Rungius, C., & Weller, C. (2019).
Eine post-positivistische Betrachtung der wissenschaftlichen Politikberatung. In M. Barbehön et al. (Hrsg.), Was bedeutet Interpretieren? Interpretative Verfahren der Politikforschung, Sonderband der Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. Wiesbaden: Springer.

A Conceptual Framework: An internal working paper defining the conceptual framework for the case studies.

Rungius, C. (2018).
A Conceptual Framework: An internal working paper defining the conceptual framework for the case studies. Deliverable 2.5, Berlin/Innsbruck/Vienna: S4D4C.

Elicitive Ansätze in der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung.

Rungius, C. (2018).
Elicitive Ansätze in der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung. Bonn: lehrgut.hypotheses.org.

Science Diplomacy in the European Union: Practices and Prospects.

Flink, T., & Rungius, C. (2018).
Science Diplomacy in the European Union: Practices and Prospects. Policy Brief No. 1.

State-of-the-art report: summarizing literature on science diplomacy cases and concepts.

Rungius, C. (2018).
State-of-the-art report: summarizing literature on science diplomacy cases and concepts.

Excellence and Frontier Research as Travelling Concepts in Science Policymaking.

Flink, T., & Peter, T. (2018).
Excellence and Frontier Research as Travelling Concepts in Science Policymaking. Minerva, 56(4), 431-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-018-9351-7
Presentations

The Theory of Science Diplomacy.

Rungius, C., Flink, T., Ruffini, P.-B., Ordonez-Matamoros, G., Aukes, E., & Raev, A. (2021, März).
Moderation der Podiumsdiskussion The Theory of Science Diplomacy auf der Konferenz S4D4C Final Networking Meeting, S4D4C, Vienna, Madrid, Austria, Spain.

Presenting the S4D4C Transversal Analysis.

Rungius, C. (2020, Dezember).
Presenting the S4D4C Transversal Analysis. Vortrag auf dem Seminar S4D4C Interactive Webinar Series 6 - Hands on! Science Diplomacy in Action, S4D4C, Bonn, Madrid.

What is Science Diplomacy?

Rungius, C. (2020, November).
What is Science Diplomacy? Vortrag auf der Konferenz European Research Days 2020 – Australia & New Zealand (Session 8), EURAXESS, Sydney, Australia.

Drittmittelförderung und Unabhängigkeit der Forschung.

Janßen, M. (2020, November).
Drittmittelförderung und Unabhängigkeit der Forschung. Vortrag im Rahmen der Expert/innenanhörung der IAG „Wandel der Universitäten und ihres gesellschaftlichen Umfelds: Folgen für die Wissenschaftsfreiheit?“ in Kooperation mit dem von der VW-Stiftung geförderten Forschungsprojekt „Independence of Research“, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.

Romancing Science for Global Solutions: On Narratives and Interpretative Schemas of Science Diplomacy.

Rungius, C., unter Mitarbeit von Flink, T. (2020, August).
Romancing Science for Global Solutions: On Narratives and Interpretative Schemas of Science Diplomacy. Vortrag auf der EASST/4S 2020 Locating and Timing Matters: Significance and agency of STS in emerging worlds, 18.8.-21.08.2020, Prague, Czech Republic.

SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example.

Rungius, C. unter Mitarbeit von Yunus Emre Institut (2020, Februar).
SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example. Vortrag auf der TABIP Lecture Series on Science Diplomacy, Gaziantep University, 27.02.2020, Gaziantep, Türkei.

SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example.

Rungius, C. unter Mitarbeit von Yunus Emre Institut (2020, Februar).
SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example. Vortrag auf der TABIP Lecture Series on Science Diplomacy, Istanbul Technical University, 25.02.2020, Famagusta, Zypern.

SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example.

Rungius, C. unter Mitarbeit von Yunus Emre Institut (2020, Februar).
SESAME as a Science Diplomacy Example. Vortrag auf der TABIP Lecture Series on Science Diplomacy, Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi, 28.02.2020, Gaziantep, Türkei.

Conceptual Drift: Reconstructing Interpretive Schemas of Science Diplomacy.

Flink, T. (2019, Juni).
Conceptual Drift: Reconstructing Interpretive Schemas of Science Diplomacy. Vortrag in der Session “Science Policy, Advice and International Relations: Blurry Boundaries in the Wake of Grand Challenges” auf der 2019 EU-SPRI CONFERENCE –Science Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development Goals, 05.-07.06.2019, Rom, Italien.

De-Conceptualizing Science Diplomacy as an Interface Symbol.

Rungius, C. (2019, Juni).
De-Conceptualizing Science Diplomacy as an Interface Symbol. Vortrag in der Session “Science Policy, Advice and International Relations: Blurry Boundaries in the Wake of Grand Challenges” auf der 2019 EU-SPRI CONFERENCE –Science Technology and Innovation Policies for Sustainable Development Goals, 05.-07.06.2019, Rom, Italien.

Speech and Panel Discussion on Science Diplomacy at the UK Parliament.

Flink, T. (2019, Januar).
Speech and Panel Discussion on Science Diplomacy at the UK Parliament. Annual Reception of the Office of Science and Technology, 29.01.2019, London, UK.

Post-Positivistische Politikberatung.

Rungius, C. (2018, November).
Post-Positivistische Politikberatung. Paper Presentation auf dem Autor*innen-Workshop für den ZPol Sonderband, Leuphana, Lüneburg.

Keynote Speech.

Flink, T. (2018, Juli).
Keynote Speech. Science Diplomacy and the Needs of Career Diplomats, 06.07.2018, Czech Centres, Prag, Tschechien.

Science diplomacy for global sustainability – Towards a supportive governance framework.

Flink, T., Degelsegger-Marquez, A., Kuhlmann, S., et al.: (2018, Juni).
Science diplomacy for global sustainability – Towards a supportive governance framework. Paperpresentation auf der EUSPRI, 07.06.2018, Paris, Frankreich.

The Inspiration and Prospects of Science Diplomacy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region.

Flink, T., & Degelsegger-Marquez, A. (2018, April).
The Inspiration and Prospects of Science Diplomacy in the Euro-Mediterranean Region. Vortrag auf der BioVision Conference, 20.04.2018, Alexandria, Ägypten.

On the Conceptual Frameworks and Narratives of Science Diplomacy.

Flink, T. (2018, Februar).
On the Conceptual Frameworks and Narratives of Science Diplomacy. Vortrag an der Diplomatic Academie, 01.02.2018, Wien, Österreich.

Project website

https://www.s4d4c.eu/background/

Funded by

Europäische Kommission