Abstract
Although science diplomacy has been gaining relevance in foreign policy to solve environmental challenges, critical questions concerning what different instruments mean under the term ‘science diplomacy’ and whether science diplomacy does contribute to the progress in solving environmental issues remain unanswered. We explore those questions by linking science diplomacy salient features through documentary analysis of international instruments addressing the plastics pollution in the ocean. We find that from a science diplomacy and multi-level governance perspective, the responsibilities and capabilities of emergent actors of cross-level governance are also important, leading to more attention being paid to changes in the role of national authorities, away from passive leadership to cross-cutting coalitions supported by the salient features of science diplomacy, and redefining dominant discursive approaches that have framed plastics waste.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | (In-Press) |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | International Review of Administrative Sciences |
| Volume | (In-Press) |
| Early online date | 4 Jul 2023 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 4 Jul 2023 |
Bibliographical note
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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the UK Research and Innovation.Keywords
- Science diplomacy
- multi-level governance
- environmental governance
- international relations
- marine pollution
- plastics pollution
