Arms and Influence

Jeffrey S. Lantis is Professor of Political Science at The College of Wooster.

• 1. Introduction2. Theorizing Norm Change3. The Atom Bomb: Constructing a Nuclear Order4. Atoms for Peace? New Nuclear Technology Export Controls5. Satellites and Sovereignty: Humanitarian Intervention and the "Responsibility to Protect"6. Armed UAVs and the Norm Against Assassination of Foreign Adversaries7. The Final Frontier? Weaponizing Space8. Conclusion

"In Arms and Influence, Lantis offers a novel approach to understanding norm change that is rooted in technological innovation. This book is a solid contribution to literature on international security, and will spur new research and debate into the interrelationship of technological and normative change."—James W. Davis, University of St. Gallen "Through rigorous case study analysis, Jeffrey Lantis demonstrates the manner in which technological advances spur U.S. elites to review, modify, or replace international norms of appropriate behavior in the security realm. An important contribution to the critical constructivist understanding of normative change—and stasis."—Shirley Scott, UNSW Australia "Overall, the book is very interesting to read, from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. It raises a number of provocative ideas, particularly in regard to the notion of the dynamics of norms and how actors in the international system might move from one norm to another. The author should also be commended for organization and clarity. For a book on technological innovation, it is not overly jargon-laden...The book, therefore, is appropriate for and will interest both students and scholars who are interested in norms, international security, technology, and the role of hegemonic, if not great power, states. Such readers are likely to find much to reflect on by the conclusion of the book."—John Sislin, H-War "[T]his is a theoretically rigorous and stimulating book, which will interest scholars of constructivism, international norm regimes and American foreign policy."—Emil Archambault, Political Studies Review