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100	1		_aEGELAND Kjølv
245			_aA theory of nuclear disarmament: _bcases, analogies, and the role of the non-proliferation regime/ _cKjølv Egeland
260			_c2022
520			_aWhat might prompt a nuclear-armed state to give up its arsenal? Nuclear disarmament has provided a nominally shared goal for virtually all the world's states for decades, yet surprisingly little effort has been devoted to systematically theorizing its drivers. This article aims to begin filling this void. I proceed in three steps. First, I discuss the conceptual, material, and ideational features of renunciation to arrive at a rudimentary understanding of what, fundamentally, nuclear disarmament as a political process involves. Second, I scope out the empirical evidence on which a general theory of nuclear renunciation might be based. Third, synthesizing the dominant explanations for the cases discussed in the second part, I outline a basic account of nuclear relinquishment and discuss the compatibility of this account with common assumptions about disarmament practice. I conclude that the best evidence available suggests that adversarial politics and stigmatization are necessary conditions for renunciation.
650			_aNUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
650			_aTHEORY _xCASE STUDIES
650			_aANALOGIES
650			_aNORMS
650			_aADVERSARIAL POLITICS
773			_aContemporary Security Policy : _gVol. 43, No 1, January 2022, pp. 106-133 (104)
598			_aWMD, POLITICS
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13523260.2021.1978159 _zClick here for full text
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