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| Author(s) | Year | Core Idea | Relevance to Pure Taboo | |-----------|------|-----------|--------------------------| | Wendt (1999) | Social Theory of International Politics | Constructivist view: norms shape state behavior. | Provides a baseline for how taboos function as norms. | | Keohane & Nye (2001) | Power and Interdependence | Complex interdependence creates information asymmetries. | Explains why secret taboo narratives can thrive. | | Finnemore (2003) | The Purpose of International Law | Legitimacy rests on shared moral understandings. | Taboo manipulation threatens legitimacy. | | Kydd (2015) | The Logic of Credible Commitment | Credibility hinges on transparent communication. | Directly challenged by Pure Taboo. | | Rumsfeld (2019) | Secrecy and Security | Differentiates between strategic secrecy and harmful concealment. | Provides a policy lens for assessing taboo misuse. | | Zhou & Lee (2022) | “Taboo‑Feedback Loops in East‑Asian Diplomacy” (JIR) | Empirical evidence of taboo amplification cycles. | Directly informs the feedback‑loop concept developed herein. | | Patel (2024) | “Digital Leaks and the New Diplomacy” (IR Review) | Analyses how leaks reshape diplomatic norms. | Offers methodological tools for analyzing the 2021 leak. |

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