Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0345067

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0345067

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The Genie in the Bottle:Science, Politics and Diplomacy in Australia's Engagement with Chemical and Biological Weapons, 1915-1995. The threat of chemical and biological weapons (CBW) is attracting increasing attention worldwide. Australia's engagement with the CBW began during the First World War. Since then, Australia has been influential in promoting CBW control regimes. However, this experience has raised many questions. This project explores Australia's historical and current response to the central issues of CBW. Using archival and contemporary sources, it analyses the interplay between science, politics and diplomacy. Combining history and political science, it assesses the implications of recent developments in CBW for Australia's role in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2003

End Date: 10-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $200,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Political Science Not Elsewhere Classified | Historical Studies | History: Australian | History And Philosophy Of Science And Medicine Not Elsewhere

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding international relations | Other | Political science and public policy |

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