STAND Book Series with Oxford University Press

Science and Technology in International Affairs

Science and Technology in International Affairs is a series of innovative studies focusing on the influence that science and technology have played and continued to have in international affairs. The series takes an interdisciplinary approach to decenter traditional histories of science and geopolitics, illuminate underrepresented historical actors, and reveal new networks of power. Above all, the series aims at building novel global narratives in the recognition that over the last century science and technology have been important forces for change in societies and a key driver for globalization.

The series broadens the initiatives of the Commission for Science, Technology, and Diplomacy (STAND), therefore the works anticipated in this series would thus expand STAND’s efforts to give a critical, historically informed perspective to the study of the interplay between science, technology and international affairs, hence going beyond the simplistic understanding of these interactions as ‘science diplomacy’. The latter has served as a buzzword for recent international initiatives but has not led to explore or explain enough their complex entanglement. Hence, the series seeks to add critical historical depth to the study of these interactions, also challenging established approaches and bringing new voices into a truly global history of science, technology, and international relations.

Editorial Committee

  • Simone Turchetti, University of Manchester, UK
  • Gisela Mateos, UNAM, Mexico
  • Yuka Moriguchi, University of Kyoto, Japan
  • Alexei Kojevnikov, University of British Colombia, Canada
  • John Krige, Georgia Tech, U.S.A.
  • Ana Simões, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Sam Robinson, University of York, UK
  • Doubravka Olšáková, Charles University, Czech Republic
  • Matthew Adamson, Corvinus University, Hungary
  • Barbara Silva, UC Chile, Chile

Proposals

We welcome proposals for contributions to the series, which should include:

  • One to two page proposal summarizing the aims, motivation, general approach, and scope of the book, as well as its potential readership;
  • Draft table of contents with subheadings and estimated page numbers;
  • List of related books with your comments on them;
  • A draft introduction and a sample chapter.

Inquiries as well as proposals for contributions to the series should be sent to books [at] sciencediplomacyhistory [dot] org.