The Activities of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as an Example of Modern US Science Diplomacy
Aleksandra Rogovtseva
Istoriya 2022 DOI: 10.18254/s207987840021119-9 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Multidisciplinary approach Diplomacy Association psychology Politics Social science Law Psychotherapist |
| Key points | Argues that international cooperation in psychedelic science, exemplified by MAPS-sponsored studies in Switzerland, Mexico, and Israel, constitutes a novel form of "diplomacy for science" enabled by permissive national regulatory environments. |
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of present-day international cooperation in the field of science, innovation and medicine. Using the example of the work of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Science abroad, namely in Switzerland, Mexico and Israel, the author considers a completely new area of “diplomacy for science” — the cooperation in the study of illicit substances. Using the historical-genetic and retrospective method to immerse in the history of scientific diplomacy and psychedelic research in the territory of the selected country, the comparative method — to compare foreign and domestic political approaches, as well as using journalistic articles, medical articles and publications in the MAPS Bulletin as sources, the author considers the reason for conducting the MDMA/PTSD, LSD/End of Life Anxiety, and Ibogaine/Addiction studies in the selected countries.