Engaging the Atom

Arne Kaijser is professor emeritus of history of technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.Markku Lehtonen is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at the University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.Jan-Henrik Meyer is an associate professor at the Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen.Mar Rubio-Varas is professor of economic history at the Universidad Publica de Navarra.

• PrefaceIntroduction: Nuclear Energy and Society in Postwar EuropeArne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-VarasPart 1: Context1. Nuclear-Society Relations from the Dawn of the Nuclear AgePaul Josephson, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Arne Kaijser2. The Changing Economic Context Influencing Nuclear DecisionsMar Rubio-VarasPart 2: Actors3. One Movement or Many? The Diversity of Antinuclear Movements in EuropeAlbert Presas i Puig and Jan-Henrik Meyer4. International Organizations and the Atom: How Comecon, Euratom, and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Developed Societal EngagementPaul Josephson and Markku LehtonenPart 3: Perspectives5. Risky or Beneficial? Exploring Perceptions of Nuclear Energy over Time in a Cross-Country PerspectiveJosep Espluga, Wilfried Konrad, Ann Enander, Beatriz Medina, Ana Prades, and Pieter Cools6. Trust and Mistrust in Radioactive Waste Management: Historical Experience from High- and Low-Trust ContextsMarkku Lehtonen, Matthew Cotton, and Tatiana Kasperski7. Nuclear Power and Environmental Justice: The Case for Political EqualityMatthew Cotton8. Nuclear Energy in Europe: A Public TechnologyStathis Arapostathis, Robert Bud, and Helmuth Trischler9. Nuclear Installations at European Borders: Transboundary Collaboration and ConflictArne Kaijser and Jan-Henrik MeyerConclusions: Future Challenges for Nuclear Energy and Society in a Historical PerspectiveArne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-VarasContributorsIndex