Who cares? Science Diplomacy and the global commons

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Publication Date: 
01 October 2019
Publisher: 
AQ: Australian Quarterly
Publication Language: 
EN
Appearing in: 
Australian Quartrely
Volume: 
90
Issue: 
4
Pages: 
18-27
Abstract: 

When most of us think of 'the world', it is easy to consider it a jigsaw puzzle of discrete nation-states, each lord over their own jealously-guarded territories. Yet most of the globe we live on falls outside of these neat jurisdictional boundaries - these are the earth's shared natural resources such as the oceans, the atmosphere, the Antarctic, and outer space. These are the global commons, and they are the jurisdiction of all, and none.

Keywords: 
Diplomacy; Global commons; Globalization--Economic aspects; Economic development--International cooperation;