How Transnational Civil Society Realized the Ban Treaty: An Interview with Beatrice Fihn
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. ICAN is a global coalition of non-governmental organizations in over 100 countries and was honored for its efforts to advance the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Beatrice Fihn has be...
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| description | The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. ICAN is a global coalition of non-governmental organizations in over 100 countries and was honored for its efforts to advance the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Beatrice Fihn has been the Executive Director of ICAN, since 2014. During her Nobel Peace Prize speech, she said, “Together we have brought democracy to disarmament and are reshaping international law.” This interview took place in Nagasaki City on 14 January 2018. She expressed her views on the role of transnational civil society and discussed the democratization of the disarmament process more broadly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d6dc2da8c6c4a6eae40afa66a5dae082022-12-22T03:17:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament2575-16542018-01-0111799210.1080/25751654.2018.14415831441583How Transnational Civil Society Realized the Ban Treaty: An Interview with Beatrice FihnMotoko Mekata0Chuo UniversityThe International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017. ICAN is a global coalition of non-governmental organizations in over 100 countries and was honored for its efforts to advance the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Beatrice Fihn has been the Executive Director of ICAN, since 2014. During her Nobel Peace Prize speech, she said, “Together we have brought democracy to disarmament and are reshaping international law.” This interview took place in Nagasaki City on 14 January 2018. She expressed her views on the role of transnational civil society and discussed the democratization of the disarmament process more broadly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2018.1441583International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)transnational civil societyhumanitarian disarmamentlandminescluster munitions |
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| topic | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) transnational civil society humanitarian disarmament landmines cluster munitions |
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