Science Diplomacy

The Science Diplomacy series explores the historical entanglements between the scientific and the diplomatic. It examines not only how diplomacy has drawn upon scientific expertise to navigate global challenges, but also gives due attention to how scientific knowledge, practices, and institutions have been shaped by diplomatic agendas. This series provides a platform for critical reflection on how the entanglement between science and diplomacy has fundamentally shaped political and epistemic orders, both past and present.

Particular attention is given to the intertwined epistemic and diplomatic dimensions of scientific work after the Second World War – a period when international organizations, transnational collaborations, and global governance frameworks expanded dramatically. At the same time, this series welcomes research on earlier time periods, underscoring its commitment to a deeply historical approach to a topic often treated in an ahistorical manner.

While emphasizing historical contextualization, this series has an interdisciplinary outlook, bringing together history of science, political history, international relations, philosophy of science, and science and technology studies.

The series adopts a global perspective, encouraging case studies from various regions and cultural contexts, as well as research that emphasizes transnational and interregional exchanges and interconnections. In doing so, it seeks to counterbalance narratives centered exclusively on Europe and North America.

This series welcome proposals for monographs and collective volumes that combine historical and epistemological analysis with a sensitivity to the practical, material, and institutional dimensions of science diplomacy. Contributions may include thematic case studies, comparative approaches, or theoretical interventions that advance our understanding of the field of science diplomacy and the vital questions about power and knowledge it entails.