Performing Nuclear Weapons
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-67575-2 (ISBN)
lt;p>Paul Beaumont is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations/International Environmental Studies and Development from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He has published peer-reviewed articles in Third World Quarterly, Global Affairs, and New Perspectives, policy-orientated research on behalf of the International Law and Policy Institute, and several op-eds in Klassekampen and Aftenposten.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Problematizing the Maintenance of Nuclear Weapons.- Chapter 2. Explaining Britain's Bomb.- Chapter 3. Nuclear Regimes of Truth.- Chapter 4. Constructing the Nuclear Weapon Problem.- Chapter 5. Blair's Nuclear Regime of Truth.- Chapter 6. Thatcher's Nuclear Regime of Truth.- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Breaking Down Britain's Nuclear Regime of Truth & Putting it Back Together Again.
"The book draws inspiration from the Foucauldian concept of 'regimes of truth' and analyses ways in which British governments sought to gain the interpretive primacy over the pro-nuclear deterrent narrative. ... By approaching the British nuclear deterrent via its retention and through discourse analysis, Performing Nuclear Weapons makes an original contribution to the existing research on nuclear weapons ... ." (Christoph Laucht, Journal of Peace Research, February 4, 2022)
“The book draws inspiration from the Foucauldian concept of 'regimes of truth' and analyses ways in which British governments sought to gain the interpretive primacy over the pro-nuclear deterrent narrative. ... By approaching the British nuclear deterrent via its retention and through discourse analysis, Performing Nuclear Weapons makes an original contribution to the existing research on nuclear weapons … .” (Christoph Laucht, Journal of Peace Research, February 4, 2022)
Erscheinungsdatum | 24.05.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Palgrave Studies in International Relations |
Zusatzinfo | XV, 242 p. 1 illus. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 438 g |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften | |
Schlagworte | British foreign policy • Critical Security Studies • deterence • Disarmament • Discourse analysis • nuclear weapons |
ISBN-10 | 3-030-67575-0 / 3030675750 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-67575-2 / 9783030675752 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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