The persistence of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: The role of norms and state identity

• In Event: Identity Politics Across the Subfields Workshop: Identity and Security

Brief Overview

This paper examines acceptance of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation (NPT) by states without nuclear weapons. It finds evidence of a positive non-nuclear-weapons state identity, which underlies support for the NPT.

Authors

• Jacques EC Hymans, University of Southern California

• Steven Wilson, University of Nevada, Reno