Nuclear Powerplay: Traditional and Emerging State Dynamics in the United Nations General Assembly (1990-2017)


Çiçek A. E.

SIYASAL-JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.19-33, 2024 (ESCI)

Özet

This article deals with the specific topic of nuclear non-proliferation under the umbrella of global governance- namely the United Nations’ General Assembly. First, this work will present an account of the evolution of the nuclear nonproliferation regime and, secondly, examine the contemporary situation through a realist lens. More specifically, it is aimed to test powerful states’ probability to shape the global agenda, through alignment. By establishing the theoretical bases and proposition on which the study is grounded, the following part will focus on methodology and hypotheses. By utilizing ANOVA analysis and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression, this paper aims to uncover the relationship -if any- between the factors affecting state behavior on global platforms under the issue area of nuclear weapons and nonproliferation efforts.


Keywords: Global governance, United Nations, quantitative analysis