The social bases of nuclear energy policies in E urope
Ideology, proximity, belief updating and attitudes to risk
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7286352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabio Franchino (0000-0001-8774-6494, Università degli Studi di Milano Italy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-233 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Political Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-4130 • E-ISSN: 1475-6765 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-6765.12029 |
| OpenAlex | W1576694268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article analyses the social bases underpinning the widely different trajectories of nuclear energy policies across W estern E uropean countries. Employing a set of surveys carried out in the last thirty years, it examines the conditional effects of ideology and geographical proximity to a nuclear power plant on attitudes toward nuclear energy, as well as the long‐ and short‐term dynamics of belief updating after the occurrence of major accidents. Results highlight how proximity can strengthen, weaken or have no effect on the ideological component of these attitudes. Moreover, the publics of most countries with experience in nuclear energy display the traits of B ayesian dynamics of belief updating, especially in the vicinity of a plant. The article also shows the fairly exceptional traits of French public opinion. In conclusion, the broad social constraints within which governments operate, across time and space, shed light on the different policy trajectories of E uropean countries
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |