Norm dynamics in multilateral arms control : interests, conflicts, and justice / edited by Harald Müller and Carmen Wunderlich.

Other author Müller, Harald, 1949 May 13-
Other author Wunderlich, Carmen.
Format Book
PublicationAthens : University of Georgia Press, [2013]
Descriptionxvi, 390 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Arms control.

SeriesStudies in security and international affairs
Studies in security and international affairs. ^A792418
Contents Where it all began / Harald Müller -- Theoretical approaches in norm dynamics / Carmen Wunderlich -- Regime conflicts and norm dynamics: nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons / Harald Müller, Una Becker-Jakob, and Tabea Seidler-Diekmann -- Humanitarian arms control: the anti-personnel mine ban treaty, the program of action on small arms and light weapons, and the convention on cluster munitions / Simone Wisotzki -- Arms control norms and technology / Elvira Rosert, Una Becker-Jakob, Giorgio Franceschini, and Annette Schaper -- Winds of change: exogenous events and trends as norm triggers (or norm killers) / Harald Müller, Marco Fey, and Carsten Rauch -- Established and rising great powers: the United States, Russia, China, and India / Marco Fey, Andrea Hellmann, Friederike Klinke, Franziska Plümmer, and Carsten Rauch -- Good international citizens: Canada, Germany, and Sweden / Una Becker-Jakob, Gregor Hofmann, Harald Müller, and Carmen Wunderlich -- Non-aligned reformers and revolutionaries: Egypt, South Africa, Iran, and North Korea / Carmen Wunderlich, Andrea Hellmann, Daniel Müller, Judith Reuter, and Hans-Joachim Schmidt -- Beyond the state: nongovernmental organizations, the European Union, and the United Nations / Harald Müller, Alexis Below, and Simone Wisotzki -- Agency is central/ Harald Müller.
Abstract "Efforts to create or maintain rules to contain the risks stemming from an unrestrained multilateral arms race are at the core of a world order based on consensual norms rather than on a pure balance of power. Whereas security cooperation is conventionally considered to be motivated primarily by interest- and security-based factors, studies have shown that all actors use moral arguments and are deeply embedded in the normative patterns surrounding their realm of action. Norm Dynamics in Multilateral Arms Control, based on research conducted by a large PRIF team led by Harald M.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012048320
ISBN9780820344225 (hardcover)
ISBN0820344222 (hardcover)
ISBN9780820344232 (paperback)
ISBN0820344230 (paperback)
Standard identifier# 40022449201

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