The Activities of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as an Example of Modern US Science Diplomacy

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.

Keywords

Science Diplomacy, “Diplomacy for Science”, Psychedelic Research, Interdisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Science, MDMA, LSD, Ibogaine, Swiss Medical Society for Psycholytic Therapy

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17.04.2022

Publication date

30.06.2022

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34110

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GOST	Rogovtseva A. The Activities of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as an Example of Modern US Science Diplomacy // ISTORIYA – 2022. – V. 13. – Issue 4 (114) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840021119-9-1 (circulation date: 26.06.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021119-9
MLA	Rogovtseva, Aleksandra "The Activities of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as an Example of Modern US Science Diplomacy." ISTORIYA 13.4 (114) (2022) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021119-9
APA	Rogovtseva A. (2022). The Activities of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies as an Example of Modern US Science Diplomacy. ISTORIYA 13(4 (114)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021119-9

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