THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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Resumo: | This article uses Mary Douglas’ landmark theorization of purity and danger to explore the development of the ‘nuclear taboo’ and ICAN’s creative manipulation of discourses of nuclear pollution. ICAN placed people who had long been marginalized by nuclear diplomacy – survivors, women, indigenous people, civilians, representatives of small states – at the center of the conversation about nuclear weapons. In doing so, ICAN deconstructed discourses legitimating nuclear weapons, revealing the ambivalence and fear underneath diplomatic euphemism. ICAN also turned the stigma associated with nuclear weapons onto those who defended them. I conclude by reflecting on the importance in being transparent about how pariah status for a weapon is socially constructed. Openly discussing the process of stigmatization need not undermine or delegitimize it. Rather, seeing pariah status as a political process enables us to have a conversation about how to address threats to human security without resorting to coercive control. |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONSNuclear Weapons; International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Disarmament and International Security; Human Security.This article uses Mary Douglas’ landmark theorization of purity and danger to explore the development of the ‘nuclear taboo’ and ICAN’s creative manipulation of discourses of nuclear pollution. ICAN placed people who had long been marginalized by nuclear diplomacy – survivors, women, indigenous people, civilians, representatives of small states – at the center of the conversation about nuclear weapons. In doing so, ICAN deconstructed discourses legitimating nuclear weapons, revealing the ambivalence and fear underneath diplomatic euphemism. ICAN also turned the stigma associated with nuclear weapons onto those who defended them. I conclude by reflecting on the importance in being transparent about how pariah status for a weapon is socially constructed. Openly discussing the process of stigmatization need not undermine or delegitimize it. Rather, seeing pariah status as a political process enables us to have a conversation about how to address threats to human security without resorting to coercive control.Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao em Direito - CONPEDIBolton, Matthew2019-06-25info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/rdb/article/view/533810.26668/IndexLawJournals/2358-1352/2019.v22i9.5338Revista de Direito Brasileira; v. 22, n. 9 (2019); 318-3252358-13522237-583Xreponame:Revista de Direito Brasileira (Online)instname:Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)instacron:CONPEDIenghttps://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/rdb/article/view/5338/4286Direitos autorais 2019 Revista de Direito Brasileirainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2021-07-13T17:17:36Zoai:ojs.indexlaw.org:article/5338Revistahttps://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/rdb/PRIhttps://www.indexlaw.org/index.php/rdb/oairevistardb@gmail.com2358-13522237-583Xopendoar:2021-07-13T17:17:36Revista de Direito Brasileira (Online) - Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Direito (CONPEDI)false |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS Bolton, Matthew Nuclear Weapons; International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Disarmament and International Security; Human Security. |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
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THE NUCLEAR TABOO AND THE INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH NUCLEAR WEAPONS |
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Bolton, Matthew |
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Bolton, Matthew |
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Bolton, Matthew |
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Nuclear Weapons; International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Disarmament and International Security; Human Security. |
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Nuclear Weapons; International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Disarmament and International Security; Human Security. |
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This article uses Mary Douglas’ landmark theorization of purity and danger to explore the development of the ‘nuclear taboo’ and ICAN’s creative manipulation of discourses of nuclear pollution. ICAN placed people who had long been marginalized by nuclear diplomacy – survivors, women, indigenous people, civilians, representatives of small states – at the center of the conversation about nuclear weapons. In doing so, ICAN deconstructed discourses legitimating nuclear weapons, revealing the ambivalence and fear underneath diplomatic euphemism. ICAN also turned the stigma associated with nuclear weapons onto those who defended them. I conclude by reflecting on the importance in being transparent about how pariah status for a weapon is socially constructed. Openly discussing the process of stigmatization need not undermine or delegitimize it. Rather, seeing pariah status as a political process enables us to have a conversation about how to address threats to human security without resorting to coercive control. |
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