What can be learned from countries that opted out of the arms race. Too often, our focus on relative handful with nuclear weapons keeps us asking an important question: Why do so many more states not have such weapons? More important, what we learn these examples restraint? Maria Rost Rublee argues in addition to understanding a state's security environment, must appreciate social forces influence how conceptualize value weapons. Much says also applies other mass destruction, as well...

This article compares the relative importance of political capital (in form membership in Chinese Communist Party) and human higher education) urban China. Survey data from China strongly support two key elements intellectual New Class theory: intellectuals will have privileged access into party, education to reliability increase over time. The also show how are converted high paying prestigious jobs. There is evidence a separate path career mobility: for most socially jobs, college...

Globally, infection and death rates from COVID-19 vary dramatically. While states had broadly the same information about virus at start of crisis, responses were very different. What caused such disparity in policy actions outcomes? various factors may account for divergent responses, we highlight importance narratives employed by key actors. First, review literature on narratives. We suggest it can be usefully augmented with consideration localisation public justification. apply this...

Increased attention to racialized knowledge and methodological whiteness has swept the political science discipline, especially international relations. Yet an important dimension of race racism continues be ignored: presence status scholars color in discipline. In contrast other fields, there is little research on (under)representation security studies, no systematic studies racial exclusion that center their voices experiences. Building scholarship contends with fundamental academia...

ABSTRACT Although much research confirms a gender gap in political science and its subfields internationally, only recently have scholars analyzed country-specific conditions for women within the field. Our study contributes to this national-level examination of diversity inclusion by examining extent which subfield security studies, identified international literature, also is present Canada. Research on representation gendered experiences mostly centers academic workforce United States....

Since the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) came into force almost 40 years ago, only four states have acquired nuclear weapons. What accounts for such near-universal compliance? This paper argues that social psychology can help us understand puzzle of restraint in two ways. First, forbearance should be unpacked three outcomes: persuasion (behavior resulting from genuine transformation preferences), conformity desire to maximize benefits and/or minimize costs, without a change underlying...

In his new book, India-Pakistan nuclear diplomacy, long-time scholar of South Asian issues Mario Carranza throws down the gauntlet to realist scholars weapons, arguin...

We argue that the framework of norms has generated a progressive research agenda in field global nuclear politics, providing important insights traditional realist and materialist analyses ignore or dismiss. These are not on margins politics; rather, they answer central questions about non-use, possession, nonproliferation regime at large. findings fluke; instead, stem from powerful analytical norms, which provides complexes linked propositions actor expectations behavior politics. This...

Much ink has been spilt over AUKUS, the new trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and States in Indo-Pacific, since its announcement September 2021. In this article, we propose to examine AUKUS through broader lens of institutional form: a minilateral grouping. Using form as basis for analysis allows us move beyond particularistic that is narrowly focused on specific aspects agreement such nuclear-powered submarines. We identify key benefits – efficiency...

“Nuclear threshold states”—those that have chosen nuclear restraint despite having significant capabilities—seem like the perfect partners for reinvigorated drive toward global disarmament. Having restraint, states may embrace disarmament as a way to guarantee viability of their choice (which be impossible in proliferating world). Supporting efforts affirms both self-congratulating and self-fulfilling. Additionally, commitment non-nuclear status springs at least part from moral stance...

ABSTRACT Engaging with audiences and communities beyond academia is now a common practice for political scientists. Yet, scientists rarely are trained in how to conduct public or policy engagement, we know little about the impact that training programs have on their preparedness communicate makers. In this study, evaluate whether professional equips scholars skills needed perform outreach. We find four-day program generates remarkably large increases number of participants reporting they...

Abstract The Egyptian nuclear weapons program—started in 1960 and closed by 1973—can lend insights into today's potential proliferators. First, a number of signs indicating that Cairo was pursing option were present, giving us insight what type we might see from countries seeking today. While indicators do not necessarily connote intent, my research shows the case, these indeed warnings military capability. Second, external internal factors combined to shut down program, fortunately, some...

Abstract Although professors may be aware that rubrics shorten grading time and improve consistency, many are not offer a powerful analytical punch. Given the demands for active learning in today's college classroom, allow instructors to focus on quality while engaging students variety of assignments. Rubrics useful only more traditional applications—for example, papers oral presentations—but also creative purposes. Using both self peer assessment engages assignments, allowing them reflect...

The suggestion that Ukraine should have kept its Soviet-era nuclear weapons is a counterfactual fantasy groans under the weight of technical, political and strategic assumptions.

Abstract Unlike in the broader field of international relations, relatively little research on gender representation and gendered experiences exists within subfield security studies. This article begins to fill that gap by sharing results a 2019 survey members International Security Studies Section (ISSS) Association (ISA). The show striking differences members’ experiences, with women more likely than men describe ISSS as “insular,” “clubby,” an “Old Boys’ Network”; report hostility...

Abstract The International Security Studies Section (ISSS) of the Association aims to promote study global, international, regional, and national security—broadly conceived. Over past decade, ISSS has also sought improve diversity inclusion for its membership, culminating in Taskforce on Diversity Studies. In this forum, taskforce organizers, researchers, participants examine ways which collected data then acted both experiences outcomes historically excluded scholars, using an...

This article details a role-playing “citizenship simulation” used in large graduate seminar offered by the Masters of International Relations (IR) faculty at Monash University Melbourne, Australia. While recognizing need for more systematic analysis relationship between class size and active learning strategies, this offers an anecdotal reflection on challenges faced when employing IR course with growing enrollment numbers. We describe analyze simulation to evaluate feasibility desirability...

The most inclusive security treaty in the world, Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) turned 50 2020. Our special issue takes stock NPT's vitality after these five decades. In this introduction, we emphasize need to distinguish between instrument and larger nuclear nonproliferation regime. Next, consider a recent development that may represent serious impending shock which could weaken NPT: dramatic changes treaty's legal normative landscape. Then, assess NPT light current...

Conventional wisdom about nuclear weapons decision-making argues that policy is based on material cost-benefit calculations, with systemic forces propelling states into a narrow range of ch...