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Fighting nuclear proliferation through education. The remarkable story of ISODARCO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2018

Paolo Foradori  and
Giampiero Giacomello
Paolo Foradori*
Affiliation:
School of International Studies, University of Trento, Trento, Italy
Giampiero Giacomello*
Affiliation:
Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
*
*Emails: paolo.foradori@unitn.it; giampiero.giacomello@unibo.it
*Emails: paolo.foradori@unitn.it; giampiero.giacomello@unibo.it
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Abstract

Disarmament and non-proliferation education is a key tool in curbing the spread of nuclear weapons, with a view to their elimination. This article examines the remarkable story of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary of continuous engagement in educational and training activities. ISODARCO offers a unique forum where nuclear experts from different backgrounds and approaches can meet, debate, and promote action as a transnational knowledge-based network of experts and, equally important, pass on their expertise to the ‘next generation of non-proliferation specialists’. The contribution of this small Italian NGO is indeed noteworthy, highly praised at the national and especially international level, and worth the attention of an audience broader than just non-proliferation and security experts.

Italian summary

L’educazione al disarmo e alla non proliferazione è uno strumento chiave per contrastare la diffusione delle armi nucleari, in vista di una loro completa eliminazione. L’articolo esamina la straordinaria storia dell’International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) in occasione del suo cinquantesimo anniversario di impegno continuo nelle attività di formazione e training. ISODARCO offre un forum unico dove esperti nucleari provenienti da diversi background e approcci possono incontrarsi, discutere e promuovere l’azione come una rete transnazionale di esperti basata sulla conoscenza e, cosa ugualmente importante, trasmettere le proprie competenze alla ‘next generation of non-proliferation specialists’. Il contributo di questa piccola ONG italiana è davvero degno di nota, apprezzato a livello nazionale e soprattutto internazionale, e merita di essere conosciuto da un pubblico ben più ampio rispetto ai soli esperti di non proliferazione e disarmo.

Keywords

non-proliferationdisarmamentnuclear weaponseducationNGO
Type
Research Article
Information
Modern Italy , Volume 23 , Issue 3 , August 2018 , pp. 331 - 344
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© 2018 Association for the Study of Modern Italy 

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