A wolf in sheep’s clothing? The NPT and symbolic proliferation

IF 4 1区社会学 Q1 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Contemporary Security Policy Pub Date : 2021-10-08 DOI:10.1080/13523260.2021.1983699

O. Noda

引用次数: 9

Abstract

ABSTRACT I argue that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) not only fails to address non-quantitative forms of nuclear proliferation, but also acts as a proliferator of the symbolic values of nuclear weapons. Drawing from Semiotics scholarship, I identify two symbolic roles played by the NPT: as a symbol in itself and as a symbolic proliferator. To support my argument, I employ document and critical discourse analyses, examining the text of the treaty as well as statements from selected nuclear weapon states (NWS) and non-nuclear-weapon states (NNWS) at the 2015 NPT Review Conference (RevCon). This article is structured in two sections: Firstly, I put forward an analytical framework focused on symbolism, exploring the symbolic role of nuclear weapons. Secondly, I turn my attention to the NPT, examining its role and success in the past 50 years employing the symbolic analytical framework.

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披着羊皮的狼?《不扩散核武器条约》和象征性扩散

我认为，《不扩散核武器条约》(NPT)不仅未能解决非数量形式的核扩散问题，而且还充当了核武器象征性价值的扩散器。根据符号学的研究，我确定了《不扩散核武器条约》所扮演的两个象征性角色:作为一个本身的象征和作为一个象征性的扩散者。为了支持我的论点，我采用了文件和批判性话语分析，研究了条约的文本以及在2015年《不扩散核武器条约》审议大会(RevCon)上选定的核武器国家(NWS)和无核武器国家(NNWS)的声明。本文主要分为两个部分:首先，提出了一个以象征主义为中心的分析框架，探讨核武器的象征作用。第二，我要把注意力转向《不扩散条约》，用象征性的分析框架审查它在过去50年中的作用和成功。

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Contemporary Security Policy Multiple-

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14.60

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6.80%

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期刊介绍： One of the oldest peer-reviewed journals in international conflict and security, Contemporary Security Policy promotes theoretically-based research on policy problems of armed conflict, intervention and conflict resolution. Since it first appeared in 1980, CSP has established its unique place as a meeting ground for research at the nexus of theory and policy. Spanning the gap between academic and policy approaches, CSP offers policy analysts a place to pursue fundamental issues, and academic writers a venue for addressing policy. Major fields of concern include: War and armed conflict Peacekeeping Conflict resolution Arms control and disarmament Defense policy Strategic culture International institutions. CSP is committed to a broad range of intellectual perspectives. Articles promote new analytical approaches, iconoclastic interpretations and previously overlooked perspectives. Its pages encourage novel contributions and outlooks, not particular methodologies or policy goals. Its geographical scope is worldwide and includes security challenges in Europe, Africa, the Middle-East and Asia. Authors are encouraged to examine established priorities in innovative ways and to apply traditional methods to new problems.