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Nuclear Futures: Assessing Public Attitudes to New Nuclear Power
Author(s) -
GROVEWHITE ROBIN,
KEARNES MATTHEW,
MACNAGHTEN PHIL,
WYNNE BRIAN
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the political quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-923X
pISSN - 0032-3179
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-923x.2006.00766.x
Subject(s) - library science , futures contract , citation , politics , white (mutation) , sociology , political science , law , economics , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , financial economics , gene
The nuclear debate has become once again a ‘live’ policy issue in UK national politics, with far-reaching implications for a diverse range of stakeholders. There is now a new policy rationale for the consideration of new-build nuclear power in the context of climate change and a low carbon economy. \udIn a rapidly evolving public policy context there is a strategic need for a clearer picture of public and community perceptions of nuclear power and wider community issues, and for examining whether such insight can be integrated into policy and decision-making processes.\ud\udThe paper explores the state of public and community perceptions of nuclear power in Britain, at several levels, assessing potential factors likely to govern future responses to nuclear power