The co-production of nuclear science and diplomacy: towards a transnational understanding of nuclear things
Ito K, Rentetzi M (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/07341512.2021.1905462
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This paper proposes diplomatic studies of science as a new field of research, which sheds light on actual diplomatic processes as an integral part of knowledge making and presents the notion of nuclear science and diplomacy as co-produced. Science and diplomacy display fundamental similarities: scientists attempt to make knowledge produced locally seem global, thereby achieving universal epistemic order, while diplomats endeavour to maintain political order on a global scale that accommodates the local concerns of their country. In particular, the co-production of nuclear knowledge and political nuclear order has characterised the post-World War Two period. Hence, the making of global political orders includes the emergence of relevant diplomatic actors, which comprise not only sovereign states but also non-state actors, such as international organisations or individual experts. This paper claims that nuclear history provides a suitable ground for cross-fertilisation between the history of science and diplomatic history.
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Ito, K., & Rentetzi, M. (2021). The co-production of nuclear science and diplomacy: towards a transnational understanding of nuclear things. History and Technology. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07341512.2021.1905462
MLA:
Ito, Kenji, and Maria Rentetzi. "The co-production of nuclear science and diplomacy: towards a transnational understanding of nuclear things." History and Technology (2021).
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