Nuclear Negotiations

This edited volume studies nuclear negotiations and diplomacy from a negotiation perspective. This book reviews the current state of knowledge regarding multilateral negotiations and seeks to provide key research insights on the conditions under which nuclear negotiations can become more effective. Drawing on the work of a group of leading international scholars on nuclear negotiations specifically, or multilateral negotiations more broadly, each chapter explores a central dimension that is necessary for effective nuclear diplomacy. The volume engages with some of the key factors and explanations behind more effective nuclear diplomacy and discusses some of the most pressing empirical challenges.

Reviewing what we currently know about how negotiation attempts addressing global challenges can be made more effective, this book will be of interest for students of international relations, nuclear diplomacy, nuclear disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation. It will also be of interest for wider circles of people engaged in policy-making relating to these issues.

Author Biography

Isak Svensson is the Dag Hammarskjöld Professor in Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden, and leads the working-group on nuclear negotiations at the Alva Myrdal Centre for Disarmament (AMC). His three main areas of expertise are international mediation, religion and conflict, and nonviolent conflicts.

Ulrika Möller is Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. She is affiliated with Alva Myrdal Centre for Disarmament (AMC) as a member of the working-group on nuclear negotiations. She does research on multilateral diplomacy on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, elected memberships of the Security Council, and Nordic cooperation on societal security.