Local opposition and acceptance of a deep geological repository of radioactive waste in the Czech Republic : A frame analysis
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Energy Policy |
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| Web | Science Direct |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.03.025 |
| Field | Political sciences |
| Keywords | Local opposition; Deep geological repository; Frame analysis; The Czech Republic; Local governance; Nuclear energy |
| Description | The article explores framing of the siting process of a deep geological repository of nuclear waste in the Czech Republic by the municipalities’ representatives in the pre-selected localities. Three distinguished frames have been reconstructed. The risk frame, which connects the project with a number of predominantly environmental threats, is counter-balanced by the responsibility frame that uses the ‘Not-In-My-Back-Yard’ label to delegitimize the local opposition. The third frame then portrays the siting process as a display of general distrust towards political elites and state institutions. It is argued that the distinguished frames stem from a deeper ideological conflict about the nature of democratic governance and the value attributed to environment, further stressing the importance of a siting process’ institutional arrangement that goes beyond technocratic solutions. |
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