The Antarctica Treaty System and the promotion of international scientific cooperation: an evaluation of the regime

The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) came into force intending to end litigation and promote scientific cooperation. The regime was originally criticized but managed to gain international recognition. There remains, however, a doubt about its effectiveness in advancing international cooperation. This p...

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Main Author: Heinzalmann Portella de Aguiar, Mônica
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad de Chile. Instituto de Estudios Internacionales 2019
Subjects:
Antarctic Treaty System
Regime evaluation
International scientific cooperation
Bibliometric Analysis
Antarctic productivity
Sistema del Tratado Antártico
Evaluación de Régimen
Cooperación Científica Internacional
Análisis Bibliométrico
Productividad Antártica
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Antártica
Online Access:https://revistas.uchile.cl/index.php/REI/article/view/55653
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Summary:The Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) came into force intending to end litigation and promote scientific cooperation. The regime was originally criticized but managed to gain international recognition. There remains, however, a doubt about its effectiveness in advancing international cooperation. This paper aims to evaluate, through bibliometric analysis and counterfactual tecnique, the effectiveness of the ATS in promoting international scientific cooperation. Using international co-authorship rates of scientific articles as an indicator, a case study was conducted in a scientific journal. The results show that international co-authorship in the journal was superior to the one of science and technology. Despite the inherent limitations of a case study, we concluded that ATS was effective in fulfilling the purpose of promoting international scientific cooperation. El Sistema del Tratado Antártico (STA) entró en vigor para encerrar litigios y promover la cooperación científica. Criticado originalmente, el régimen ganó reconocimiento internacional pero siguen habiendo dudas sobre su capacidad de avanzar en la cooperación internacional. Este artículo evalúa, mediante análisis bibliométrico y técnica contrafática, si el STA ha logrado promover la cooperación científica internacional. Utilizando como indicador las tasas internacionales de coautoría de artículos científicos, se realizó un estudio de caso. Los resultados muestran que la coautoría internacional en la revista estudiada fue superior a la encontrada en ciencia y tecnología. A pesar de las limitaciones inherentes a un estudio de caso, llegamos a la conclusión de que el STA fue eficaz en promover la cooperación científica internacional.

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