S4D4C consists of ten participating institutions. Each brings its own unique expertise and networks to the project, including in: science diplomacy research and practice, EU foreign policy, EU science policy, sociology of science, diplomatic training. Moreover, S4D4C works with a network of international associate partners and an advisory board.
Project partners
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Centre for Social Innovation – ZSI (Coordinator) |
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Charles University Prague – CU |
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Vienna School of International Studies – DA |
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German Aerospace Centre, Project Management Agency – DLR |
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German Centre for Science Studies and Higher Education Research – DZHW |
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The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology – FECYT |
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The World Academy of Sciences – TWAS |
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University of Lille – ULille |
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University of Sheffield – USFD |
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University of Twente – UT |
Associate partners
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Center for Science Diplomacy at AAAS, Washington |
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National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo- GRIPS |
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Higher School of Economics, Moscow – HSE |
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InterAcademy Partnership – IAP |
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International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis – IIASA |
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Indian Institute for Science/DST – Centre for Policy Research |
Advisory board members
- Prof Paul Berkman, Tufts University/Boston
- Dr Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez, Gesundheit Österreich GmbH (GÖG)
- Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner, former European Commissioner
- Dr Thomas König, Institute for Advanced Studies/Vienna