Leonardo Bandarra / Miriam Prys-Hansen / Jo-Ansie van Wyk / Layla Dawood / Monica Herz / Nir Hassid / Harsh V. Pant / Shounak Set

Global South Perspectives on a Global Ban on Nuclear Weapons: A Comparative Approach

GIGA Working Papers | 2022


  • Abstract

    Banning nuclear weapons is an aspiration at the core of most disarmament and non-proliferation initiatives. It gained new momentum with the "Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons." The negotiation of that treaty, and its subsequent approval and entry into force, sheds light on the complexities and dissent surrounding diverse regional perspectives on the appropriate means and timing regarding the elimination of nuclear weapons and establishing a related global norm. Scholars from different academic backgrounds and epistemological standpoints jointly discuss these perspectives through lenses from Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia. We seek to discuss how regional issues may shape global non-proliferation and disarmament politics, with a focus on the nuclearweapon-ban norm. This debate also reveals the broad trends and patterns organising and driving the current shifts in the global nuclear order, such as interrelations between regional and global institutions as well as domestic politics and decision-making.

    Series

    GIGA Working Papers

    Series Number

    330

    Number of Pages

    32

    Publisher

    German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

    Location

    Hamburg

    Dr. Leonardo Bandarra

    Dr. Leonardo Bandarra

    Former Associate



    Prof. Dr. Jo-Ansie van Wyk

    Prof. Dr. Jo-Ansie van Wyk

    University of South Africa


    Prof. Dr. Layla Dawood

    Prof. Dr. Layla Dawood

    State University of Rio de Janeiro 


    Prof. Dr. Monica Herz

    Prof. Dr. Monica Herz

    Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro


    Ass. Prof. Dr. Nir Hassid

    Ass. Prof. Dr. Nir Hassid

    Tel Aviv University


    Prof. Dr. Harsh V. Pant

    Prof. Dr. Harsh V. Pant

    King’s College London


    Dr. Shounak Set

    Dr. Shounak Set

    King’s College London


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