Nuclear Deviance: Stigma Politics and the Rules of the Nonproliferation Game (Palgrave Studies in International Relations)

This book examines the linkage between deviance and norm change in international politics. It draws on an original theoretical perspective grounded in the sociology of deviance to study the violations of norms and rules in the global nuclear non-proliferation regime. As such, this project provides a unique conceptual framework and applies it to highly salient issues in the contemporary international security environment. The theoretical/conceptual chapters are accompanied by three extensive case studies: Iran, North Korea, and India. Michal Smetana is Research Fellow and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University and Coordinator of the newly-established Peace Research Center Prague, Czech Republic Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiii Nuclear Deviance: An Introduction (Michal Smetana)....Pages 1-27 International Deviants and the Concept of Stigma Politics (Michal Smetana)....Pages 29-57 Changing Norms and Rule-Breaking in World Order (Michal Smetana)....Pages 59-89 On Nuclear (Dis-)Order (Michal Smetana)....Pages 91-129 Iran and the Limits of Peaceful Nuclear Use (Michal Smetana)....Pages 131-163 North Korea and the Crossing of Nuclear Rubicon (Michal Smetana)....Pages 165-189 India and the Aftermath of Pokhran-II Nuclear Tests (Michal Smetana)....Pages 191-216 Shades of Deviance: Analytical Synthesis and Conclusions (Michal Smetana)....Pages 217-229 Back Matter ....Pages 231-312