Speaker Details

Biography

Dr. Tim Flink is assistant professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and works in the research group "Science Studies". Before, he was a research fellow at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) in the research group 'Science Policy Studies' and worked on numerous projects including science diplomacy, the social history of academic spin-offs, no Germany's Excellence Initiative as part of governance reforms, incentives-based performance regimes at universities, as well as on European research policy-making. With respect to the latter, he published the first comprehensive book on the institutionalization of the European Research Council (ERC). As a reviewer, Tim is committed to various scientific journals, including Science and Public Policy, the Journal of Contemporary European Research, Public Understanding of Science, Social Studies of Science and Minerva. Prior to his research career, he worked as a detached national expert and board assistant to the European Liaison Office of the German Research Organizations, based in Brussels, representing the interests of the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Abstract

Setting the Scene: Using science for/in diplomacy for addressing global challenges

This presentation will discuss contemporary and future challenges and solutions for international science policy-making, also known as "science diplomacy". It will present a first sketch of ideas on how two seemingly different realms - science and international politics - might better understand each other's logics to engage in better collaboration and to address global societal challenges more successfully. With this presentation, Horizon 2020's research project "Using science for/in diplomacy for addressing global challenges" (www.S4D4C.eu) will be introduced.