<P>Prologue; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I Introductory framework; Chapter 1 Science, technology and innovation and international relations; Part II analytical framework; Chapter 2 International context; Chapter 3 Actors; Chapter 4 Relations; Chapter 5 Processes; Part III Explicative framework; Chapter 6 Emerging realities; Chapter 7 Roles of scientific knowledge; Chapter 8 Configuration of international scientific relations; Chapter 9 International scientific relations and the international system; Conclusions; References.</p>