On thick ice: scientific internationalism and Antarctic affairs, 1957–1980
This paper focuses on the role played by scientific internationalism in Antarctica during the two decades that followed the signing and ratification of the Antarctic Treaty in 1961. The paper shows that the Treaty was a response to the threat to the ‘free world’ represented by the installation of So...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:88631 2023-05-15T13:36:54+02:00 On thick ice: scientific internationalism and Antarctic affairs, 1957–1980 Turchetti, S. Naylor, S. Dean, K. Siegert, M. 2008 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/88631/ https://doi.org/10.1080/07341510802357419 unknown Taylor and Francis Turchetti, S., Naylor, S. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/29975.html> , Dean, K. and Siegert, M. (2008) On thick ice: scientific internationalism and Antarctic affairs, 1957–1980. History and Technology <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/History_and_Technology.html>, 24(4), pp. 351-376. (doi:10.1080/07341510802357419 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341510802357419>) Articles PeerReviewed 2008 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1080/07341510802357419 2021-09-23T23:04:09Z This paper focuses on the role played by scientific internationalism in Antarctica during the two decades that followed the signing and ratification of the Antarctic Treaty in 1961. The paper shows that the Treaty was a response to the threat to the ‘free world’ represented by the installation of Soviet bases in Antarctica. Scientific internationalism was used as a diplomatic weapon to respond to that threat. In the 1960s, the development of international cooperative research allowed the USA, the largest logistic operator in Antarctica, to gain control of local affairs by penetrating into strategic areas, influencing the policies of other nations, and defusing existing tensions between them. This was the case with the International Antarctic Glaciological Project, a multilateral glaciological and geological research effort in East Antarctica. In the 1970s a far more complex political situation developed, defined by changes in the US Antarctic policy and the rise of military regimes in South American countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Antarctic East Antarctica The Antarctic History and Technology 24 4 351 376 |
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This paper focuses on the role played by scientific internationalism in Antarctica during the two decades that followed the signing and ratification of the Antarctic Treaty in 1961. The paper shows that the Treaty was a response to the threat to the ‘free world’ represented by the installation of Soviet bases in Antarctica. Scientific internationalism was used as a diplomatic weapon to respond to that threat. In the 1960s, the development of international cooperative research allowed the USA, the largest logistic operator in Antarctica, to gain control of local affairs by penetrating into strategic areas, influencing the policies of other nations, and defusing existing tensions between them. This was the case with the International Antarctic Glaciological Project, a multilateral glaciological and geological research effort in East Antarctica. In the 1970s a far more complex political situation developed, defined by changes in the US Antarctic policy and the rise of military regimes in South American countries. |
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On thick ice: scientific internationalism and Antarctic affairs, 1957–1980 |
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Turchetti, S., Naylor, S. <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/author/29975.html> , Dean, K. and Siegert, M. (2008) On thick ice: scientific internationalism and Antarctic affairs, 1957–1980. History and Technology <http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/History_and_Technology.html>, 24(4), pp. 351-376. (doi:10.1080/07341510802357419 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341510802357419>) |
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