Carolina Panico
Biographic Data
| ID | 5813021 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolina Panico |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Panico |
| SIGNATURE | PANICO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0071-0486 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Playing doomsday
This article examines how nuclear weapons are depicted in video games. While the literature has explored the social and symbolic meanings of nuclear weapons and how they have been represented in popular culture, existing accounts have not thoroughly engaged with video games. Examining the bestselling game Call of Duty , I show how gameplay narratives contribute to normalising dominant knowledge about nuclear weapons. The overarching argument adva…
Rethinking Deterrence
How do representations of nuclear deterrence serve to legitimize the nuclear status quo and the continued modernization or even increase of nuclear arsenals? While often understood as assigning strategic value to nuclear weapons, in this article, I use a feminist lens to demonstrate how deterrence talk is based on a gendered logic of protection. This article examines how nuclear deterrence is represented in US policy documents and NATO declaratio…
Challenging war traditions
This article interrogates the humanitarian discourse and the emergence of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Often acknowledged as decisive for adopting the TPNW, the humanitarian discourse is considered vital to stigmatizing nuclear weapons and their purported deterrence value. However, the literature has not thoroughly examined the mechanisms through which speaking in humanitarian terms enabled proponents of the TPNW t…
Making nuclear possession possible
This article interrogates the disarmament principle under Article VI of the NPT, drawing attention to how the disarmament discourse shapes and reproduces the nuclear status quo. Building on the work of Kimberly Hutchings and Maja Zehfuss, I argue that the disarmament discourse renders nuclear possession more acceptable. It enables nuclear states to present themselves as less violent and more responsible actors glossing over the nature of possessi…
Making nuclear possession possible
This article interrogates the disarmament principle under Article VI of the NPT, drawing attention to how the disarmament discourse shapes and reproduces the nuclear status quo. Building on the work of Kimberly Hutchings and Maja Zehfuss, I argue that the disarmament discourse renders nuclear possession more acceptable. It enables nuclear states to present themselves as less violent and more responsible actors glossing over the nature of possessi…
Challenging war traditions
This article interrogates the humanitarian discourse and the emergence of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Often acknowledged as decisive for adopting the TPNW, the humanitarian discourse is considered vital to stigmatizing nuclear weapons and their purported deterrence value. However, the literature has not thoroughly examined the mechanisms through which speaking in humanitarian terms enabled proponents of the TPNW t…
Making nuclear possession possible
This article interrogates the disarmament principle under Article VI of the NPT, drawing attention to how the disarmament discourse shapes and reproduces the nuclear status quo. Building on the work of Kimberly Hutchings and Maja Zehfuss, I argue that the disarmament discourse renders nuclear possession more acceptable. It enables nuclear states to present themselves as less violent and more responsible actors glossing over the nature of possessi…
Challenging war traditions
This article interrogates the humanitarian discourse and the emergence of the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Often acknowledged as decisive for adopting the TPNW, the humanitarian discourse is considered vital to stigmatizing nuclear weapons and their purported deterrence value. However, the literature has not thoroughly examined the mechanisms through which speaking in humanitarian terms enabled proponents of the TPNW t…
Playing doomsday
This article examines how nuclear weapons are depicted in video games. While the literature has explored the social and symbolic meanings of nuclear weapons and how they have been represented in popular culture, existing accounts have not thoroughly engaged with video games. Examining the bestselling game Call of Duty , I show how gameplay narratives contribute to normalising dominant knowledge about nuclear weapons. The overarching argument adva…
Rethinking Deterrence
How do representations of nuclear deterrence serve to legitimize the nuclear status quo and the continued modernization or even increase of nuclear arsenals? While often understood as assigning strategic value to nuclear weapons, in this article, I use a feminist lens to demonstrate how deterrence talk is based on a gendered logic of protection. This article examines how nuclear deterrence is represented in US policy documents and NATO declaratio…
Nuclear weapon (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Nuclear Issues and Defense (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Gender, Security, and Conflict (2 works) · Global Security and Public Health (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)