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No Nukes,
Yes Nobel
Peace Prize
Faculty advocacy and student civic engagement
helped further a campaign's Nobel win.
T
hanks in part to the work of Associate
Professor of Political Science Matthew
Bolton and Assistant Professor of
Women's and Gender Studies Emily Welty,
the International Campaign to Abolish
Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the
2017 Nobel Peace Prize. The married couple
worked intensely with ICAN on negotiations
for a nuclear weapons ban treaty, providing
advocacy based on their research and
supporting Pace students who participated in
related internships, volunteer opportunities,
and civic engagement activities.
The professors have long held a vision
of a nuclear-free world, with Welty engaging
communities of faith to join the conversation
on this issue, and Bolton advocating provi-
sions for environmental remediation, victim
assistance, and pathways to renunciation of
nuclear weapons by nations. The Nobel has
increased awareness of the humanitarian
impact of nuclear weapons and added sig-
nificant momentum to the Treaty on the Pro-
hibition of Nuclear Weapons. Adopted at the
United Nations by more than
120 countries, the treaty bans
the possession, use, and threat
of use of nuclear weapons.
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