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A genealogy of the chemical weapons taboo

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How is it, that among the countless technological innovations in weaponry, chemical weapons stand out as weapons that carry the stigma of moral illegitimacy. To provide an adequate account of the prohibitionary norm against chemical weapons use, one must understand the meanings that have served to constitute and delegitimize this category of weapons. Such an account is provided by genealogy, a method that examines the interpretive practices around which moral orders are constructed and behaviors are defined as normal or unacceptable. The genealogical method yields insights that illuminate neglected dimensions of the chemical weapons taboo: namely, the roles that contingency, domination, and resistance have played in the operation of this norm as a symbol of “uncivilized†conduct in international relations.

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  • Price, Richard, 1995. "A genealogy of the chemical weapons taboo," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 49(1), pages 73-103, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:49:y:1995:i:01:p:73-103_00
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    1. Matthew Bolton & Elizabeth Minor, 2016. "The Discursive Turn Arrives in Turtle Bay: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons’ Operationalization of Critical IR Theories," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 7(3), pages 385-395, September.
    2. Jorgensen, Knud Erik, 1999. "The Social Construction of the Acquis Communautaire: A Cornerstone of the European Edifice," European Integration online Papers (EIoP), European Community Studies Association Austria (ECSA-A), vol. 3, April.
    3. T. V. Paul, 1995. "Nuclear Taboo And War Initiation in Regional Conflicts," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 39(4), pages 696-717, December.

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