Speaker
Description
As a result of the pro-disarmament discourse stemming from the Humanitarian Turn in nuclear disarmament, there has been a growing salience of domestic voices in European countries which contribute to NATO's nuclear mission. At least prior to the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many of these voices advocated for strong steps towards nuclear disarmament.
But how do the technocrats, who often shape the policy, view the public view; and how do they engage with it? Drawing on unique study of technocratic responses to nuclear sharing contestation in all five host nations in Europe, I advance a technocratic theory of nuclear sharing, which takes democratic responsiveness seriously. Drawing on the work in the field of political and democratic theory, I develop a model of technocratic response to political contestation; which I then test against existing empirical record.
| What discipline or branch of humanities or social sciences do you identify yourself with? | International Relations |
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| If you are submitting an Open Panel proposal, have you included all four abstracts in attachment? | No, I am submitting a Closed Panel abstract |
| Are you a PhD student or early-career researcher? | No |
