SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTERTM

Building Long-term Capacity to Enable International, Institutional and Individual Collaboration When Science Matters

Building Long-term Capacity to Enable International, Institutional and Individual Collaboration When Science Matters

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SCIENCE DIPLOMACY CENTERTM

Building Long-term Capacity to Enable International, Institutional and Individual Collaboration When Science Matters

Building Long-term Capacity to Enable International, Institutional and Individual Collaboration When Science Matters

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    EDUCATION

    Educate next-generation science diplomats to operate short-to-long term with lifelong learning about informed decisionmaking and common-interest building

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    RESEARCH

    Enhance next-generation science diplomats with inquiry and analytical skills to transform data into evidence for informed decisions

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    LEADERSHIP

    Empower next-generation science diplomats as brokers of dialogues among allies and adversaries alike for sustainable development at local-global levels

VISION

"Our vision is a world where science is a cornerstone of international relations, driving collaboration and mutual understanding among nations and fostering solutions to global challenges. We envision a future where science diplomacy is a central tool in building peace, resolving conflicts, and advancing the well-being of all people on Earth."

MISSION

To enhance understanding and applications of science diplomacy with informed decisionmaking and common-interests building for sustainable development.

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Next-Generation Science Diplomat Committee

By Paul Arthur Berkman | April 21, 2024
The University of the Arctic (UArctic) Thematic Network on Science Diplomacy has created a Next-Generation Science Diplomat Committee that is being co-led by: Dr. Susana Hancock (President 2022-2023 of the Association for Polar Early Career Scientists – APECS; Science Manager for Arctic  Basecamp; Scientist with The Greenland Project and B2BI North Atlantic-Arctic Ocean Strategic Framework);…
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REFORMING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH SCIENCE DIPLOMACY

By Paul Arthur Berkman | April 11, 2024
There is global urgency, short-to-long term, to enhance diplomatic relations among nations and other actors across our globally-interconnected civilization. The 2023 Palgrave Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation highlighted that “diplomacy’s methods, its key institutions and conventions were agreed more than six decades ago.”  In specific, the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations was signed in 1961,…
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GIYSCC-2024 Circling the Earth With Global Inclusion

By Paul Arthur Berkman | April 3, 2024
Episode 2 of the Podcast Initiative with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) – an interview with Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman hosted by Ms. Seira Duncan, 2022 IASC Fellow (Social & Human Working Group) – describes the history of the Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC) on August 9th, which grew from the…
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