The psychology of nuclear proliferation : identity, emotions and foreign policy /

Dozens of states have long been capable of acquiring nuclear weapons, yet only a few have actually done so. Jacques E.C. Hymans finds that the key to this surprising historical pattern lies not in externally imposed constraints, but rather in state leaders' conceptions of the national identity....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hymans, Jacques E. C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Nuclear nonproliferation > Government policy.
Nuclear nonproliferation > Psychological aspects.
International relations > Psychological aspects.
Nuclear nonproliferation > Case studies.
Non-prolifération nucléaire > Études de cas.
Relations internationales > Aspect psychologique.
Non-prolifération nucléaire > Aspect psychologique.
Non-prolifération nucléaire > Politique gouvernementale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > Arms Control.
International relations > Psychological aspects
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear nonproliferation > Government policy
Buitenlandse politiek.
Nationale identiteit.
Politieke besluitvorming.
Politieke psychologie.
Proliferatie (kernwapens)
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : life in a nuclear-capable crowd
  • Leaders' national identity conceptions and nuclear choices
  • Measuring leaders' national identity conceptions
  • Struggle over the bomb in the French Fourth Republic
  • Australia's search for security : nuclear umbrella, armament, or abolition?
  • Argentina's nuclear ambition ... and restraint
  • "We have a big bomb now" : India's nuclear U-turn
  • Conclusion : lessons for policy.

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