1st Edition

Changing Arms Control Norms in International Society

By Kenki Adachi Copyright 2021
186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

186 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

When states’ survival is at stake, do states behave according to norms, do states refrain from using certain weapons based on norms against their use? Adachi presents a comprehensive analytical framework for analysing norm dynamics, incorporating the existing literature, while expanding the norm life cycle model to address contestation of, resistance to diffusion of, and disappearance of... Read more

Introduction 1. Norms and Societies in International Relations 2. Emergence of Norms Regarding Weapons Use 3. Development of Norms Regarding Weapons Use in “Inter-state Society” 4. Universalization of “Inter-state Society” 5. Decreasing Autonomy of “Inter-state Society”? 6. Future of Norms Regarding Weapons Use

Biography

Kenki Adachi is Director of Institute of International Relations and Area Study (IIRAS) and Professor of International Politics at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. His works include Norm Antipreneurs: The Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change (2016, chapter contribution), Norms in International Society: When States Refrain from Using Certain Weapons (2015), and The Ottawa Process: Formation Process of the Landmine Ban Regime (2004) which won 2004 Canadian Prime Minister Award.