Science Diplomacy and Trust Building: ‘Science China’ in the Arctic

Abstract Science diplomacy creates possibilities for trust building in international relations. We draw on studies of science, diplomacy, and trust in IR and explore Chinese scientific activities in the Arctic in order to sketch out four mechanisms that produce procedural and generalized forms of tr...

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Published in:Global Policy
Main Authors: Su, Ping, Mayer, Maximilian
Other Authors: Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Funding, China Arctic and Antarctic Administration, State Ocean Administration, MOE Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Science at Universities Project, The European Integration and German Policy Movements under Multiple Crises
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018
Subjects:
Arctic
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12576
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Summary:Abstract Science diplomacy creates possibilities for trust building in international relations. We draw on studies of science, diplomacy, and trust in IR and explore Chinese scientific activities in the Arctic in order to sketch out four mechanisms that produce procedural and generalized forms of trust: the sharing of resources and infrastructure, personal interactions, science‐based institutions, and spillover effects. The materials of the case of ‘science China’ also help to question assumptions about science diplomacy in IR as they illustrate its inherent tensions, boundaries, and limitations.

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