A continent for peace and science: Antarctic science and international politics from the 6th International Geographical Congress to the Antarctic Treaty (1895-1959)

• Main Author: Cardone, Ignacio Javier
• Other Authors: Villa, Rafael Antonio Duarte
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da USP 2019
• Subjects: Tratado Antártico; Antártica; Comunidade Epistêmica; Diplomacia Científica; Regimes Internacionais; Science Diplomacy; International Regimes; Epistemic Community; Antarctica; Antarctic Treaty; Antarctic; Argentina; Fosse; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antártida
• Online Access: http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/101/101131/tde-16082019-164433/; https://doi.org/10.11606/T.101.2019.tde-16082019-164433

In order to understand how and why the white continent ended up being reserved for peaceful use, scientific investigation and international cooperation, this thesis analyses the history of Antarctic international relations between the 6th International Geographical Congress and the signature of the...