The conceptualization of taboo within international relations (IR)—that is, what we understand to be taboo—is inadequate. Specifically, current analysis fails to sufficiently distinguish between taboo and non-taboo forms of prohibitory norm, where this failure often facilitates a tendency (explicit or implicit) to comprehend the concept primarily in terms of actor compliance with a taboo in question. This understanding is shown here to be analytically unrepresentative and that it sets unrealistic expectations for actor behavior, especially where those expectations are then employed as the foundation of quantifiable conceptual comprehension and study within IR. In response to this critical need for a new understanding of taboo relevant to IR, the article constructs an original analytic model based on disgust, stigmatization, and fetishization. The article additionally outlines the conceptual and methodological implications of adopting this new model, including where it subsequently demonstrates that taboos are more prevalent and more influential than certain sectors of the IR discipline have previously given them credit for.

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“禁忌”的新模式：厌恶、污名化和恋物癖

国际关系（IR）中的禁忌概念化——即我们所理解的禁忌——是不充分的。具体而言，当前的分析未能充分区分禁止规范的禁忌和非禁忌形式，这种失败通常会促进一种趋势（显式或隐式），即主要根据行为者对相关禁忌的遵守情况来理解该概念。这种理解在这里被证明在分析上是不具代表性的，它对行为者的行为设定了不切实际的期望，特别是当这些期望被用作国际关系中可量化的概念理解和研究的基础时。针对这种对国际关系相关禁忌重新理解的迫切需求，本文构建了一个基于厌恶、污名化和拜物教的原始分析模型。