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The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions and Foreign Policy

Hymans, Jacques E. C.·2006·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511491412
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Dozens of states have long been capable of acquiring nuclear weapons, yet only a few have actually done so. Jacques E. C. Hymans finds that the key to this surprising historical pattern lies not in externally imposed constraints, but rather in state leaders' conceptions of the national identity. Synthesizing a wide range of scholarship from the humanities and social sciences to experimental psychology and neuroscience, Hymans builds a rigorous model of decisionmaking that links identity to emotions and ultimately to nuclear policy choices. Exhaustively researched case studies of France, India, Argentina, and Australia - two that got the bomb and two that abstained - demonstrate the value of this model while debunking common myths. This book will be invaluable to policymakers and concerned citizens who are frustrated with the frequent misjudgments of states' nuclear ambitions, and to scholars who seek a better understanding of how leaders make big foreign policy decisions.

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Authors
Hymans, J. E. C.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Hymans, Jacques E. C.
ORCID
Hymans, Jacques E. C.
Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2006-02-16
DOI
10.1017/cbo9780511491412
OpenAlex
W4241489760
Cited by
296
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FWCI
8.79
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 1314 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Keywords
nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons acquisition, national identity, nuclear policy, state leaders, France, India, Argentina, Australia, foreign policy decision-making

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