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Simply put, science diplomacy frequently aims to influence the policy of another country in ways ­favourable to the first country by using science as a major tool. But how does this work in practice and is science really as exceptional and objective as policy advisors like to argue? Which comes down...

Science Diplomacy - Studies in the Historical Entanglement of Science, Technology and Diplomacy This series seeks to place the relation among science, technology and diplomacy within a historical perspective. Works in the series may focus on the complexities of the tangled relationship between two ...

Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi will be part of a panel discussion with officials of the IAEA and other leading experts and will discuss the evolution of the Standards from various perspectives including the IAEA’s role in their development, their practical use in Member States and their dissemination. Wit...

'Certain things, such as ships, have long been gendered but these were thought of as exceptions to the general rule of neutrality: a thing is an "it," not a "she" or a "he." This eye-opening book shows how widespread the gendering of things actually is — and not just the things of everyday life but ...

Prof. Rentetzi was invited by German newspaper DIE ZEIT to participate in a panel discussion about “The Future of Science Diplomacy” on December 1, 2022. The panel is part of a one-day event on “Universities in Times of Crisis,” to be held at Auditorium Friedrichstraße in Berlin. Prof. Rentetzi’s fe...

In the last issue of FAU’s research magazine, alexander!, an interview with Prof. Rentetzi was published (in German) in which she reflects upon science diplomacy. You can read it here.

An interview with Professor Rentetzi was published in the latest issue of ZEIT GERMANY: Study & Research. In it, she explains what the concept of science diplomacy – which is “suddenly on everyone’s lips” – is all about, and she also gives some insight into her personal career path. Read the int...

Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi was recently featured in FAU.tv’s “Who Is…?” series. In the short video, she talks about what motivates her work at the crossroads of Science and Technology Studies and International Affairs. Watch it here.

Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi recently wrote a piece for the Diplomatic Courier, arguing for a more sophisticated science diplomacy for the 21st century.   Also, on June 9, 2022, German newspaper DIE ZEIT published an interview with Prof. Rentetzi on the value of international relations in times o...

As the 2021 Cain Conference Fellow of the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Prof. Dr. Maria Rentetzi will convene a two-day conference in Paris on June 13-14: Diplomatic Studies of Science: The Interplay of Science, Technology, and International Affairs after the Second World War A panel ...