Abstract
The interactions between the worlds of science and of diplomacy have increased in scope and significance over recent decades, leading to a focus on understanding the emerging field of science diplomacy1-4. Just over ten years ago, the United Kingdom’s Royal Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science met to clarify what is meant by this term, science diplomacy, and to stimulate further study and analysis. They proposed a schema identifying three aspects of science diplomacy. Despite being criticised by scholars in Europe through the recent European Union project on science diplomacy4, the taxonomy proposed by the Royal Society and AAAS is widely used. The three aspects are science in diplomacy, science for diplomacy, and diplomacy for science. This classification into three separate types of science diplomacy is inevitably imperfect since many activities in science diplomacy are complex and stretch across these three classifications.
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John Webb is a graduate in chemistry from the University of Sydney (B.Sc.) and from the California Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
Just over ten years ago, the United Kingdom’s Royal Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science met to clarify what is meant by this term, science diplomacy, and to stimulate further study and analysis
The three aspects are science in diplomacy, science for diplomacy and diplomacy for science. This classification into three separate types of science diplomacy is inevitably imperfect since many activities in science diplomacy are complex and stretch across these three classifications
Summary
John Webb is a graduate in chemistry from the University of Sydney (B.Sc.) and from the California Institute of Technology (Ph.D.) He coordinated chemistry networks in Asia for many years for UNESCO, for the FACS and for the Australian government aid program. His subsequent diplomatic roles included UNESCO Paris and as Counsellor (Education, Science and Training) at the Australian High Commission in New Delhi with responsibilities that included Nepal and Pakistan. He now is Adjunct Professor at Swinburne University of Technology. In 1996 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for establishing collaborative research networks in Asia
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