The Politics of Nuclear Energy in Western Europe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

Av Wolfgang C. Muller, Wolfgang C. Müller, Paul W. Thurner, University of Vienna) Muller, Wolfgang C. (Professor of Democratic Governance, Professor of Democratic Governance, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen) Thurner, Paul W. (Chair, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Chair, Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Wolfgang C. Muller, Wolfgang C Muller, Paul W Thurner

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This volume investigates nuclear energy policies in Western Europe over the entire post-war period, but with special attention to the two most recent decades. The comparative analytical perspective draws on the interplay between voters' attitudes, challenging movements, party competition, and coalition formation. Spanning more than 60 years and 16 countries, the researchers examine the underlying causal processes leading to the observed varieties of Western European nuclear energy policies. Based on a mixed methods approach using both structured case studies as well as quantitative analyses, the study shows that the nature of party competition under given institutional contexts is a key-driver for, as a rule, tactically motivated governmental policy changes and stability, respectively. Part I introduces the practical and theoretical relevance of the topic. It outlines the reasoning of the major scientific contributions with regard to nuclear energy policies, and offers a theoretical alternative to the previous literatures that has been predominantly movements-oriented. Additionally, it provides core economic and political indicators of the changing role of nuclear energy in the countries. Part II consists of seven in-depth case studies where the outlined theoretical perspective is applied. Part III consists of a general summary, short narratives of the countries not covered in case studies, qualitative comparison and an assessment of the factors for policy change from multivariate analysis.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-04-20
Mått160 x 240 x 31 mm
Vikt746 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor394
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198747031

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Wolfgang C. Müller is Professor of Democratic Governance at the University of Vienna. Previous appointments included Chair and Director of the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim. His work focuses on political parties, political institutions, and coalition government in Western Europe. Since 2013 he is co-editor of West European Politics. He has published in journals such as European Journal of Political Research, Electoral Studies, the International Journal Press/Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Party Politics, Political Science Research and Methods, Public Choice, and West European Politics.Paul W. Thurner is Chair of Empirical Political Research and Policy Analysis, Department of Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich). He has published in journals such as the European Journal of Political Research, Journal of European Public Policy, Energy Policy, Political Geography, West European Politics, and Electoral Studies.

1: Wolfgang C. Müller and Paul W. Thurner: Nuclear Energy in Western Europe: Revival or Rejection? An Introduction2: Wolfgang C. Müller and Paul W. Thurner: Understanding Policy Reversals and Policy Stability in Individual Countries3: Paul W. Thurner and Wolfgang C. Müller: Comparative Policy Indicators on Nuclear Energy4: Paul W. Thurner, Sylvain Brouard, Isabel Guineaudau, Martin Dolezal, Swen Hutter, and Wolfgang C. Müller: The Conflict over Nuclear Energy: Public Opinion, Protest Movements, and Green Parties in Comparative Perspective5: Wolfgang C. Müller: Austria: Rejecting Nuclear Energy-From Party Competition Accident to State Doctrine6: Sylvain Brouard and Isabelle Guinaudeau: Nuclear Politics in France: High Profile Policy and Low Salient Politics7: Paul W. Thurner: Germany: Party System Change and Policy Reversals8: Fabio Franchino: Italy: Leading and Lagging: Innovation, Delays and Coalition Politics in Nuclear Energy Policy9: Kees Aarts and Maarten Arentsen: Nuclear Power and Politics in the Netherlands10: Sören Holmberg and Per Hedberg: The Will of the People? Swedish Nuclear Power Policy11: Hanspeter Kriesi: Switzerland12: Wolfgang C. Müller, Paul W. Thurner, and Christian Schulze: Conclusion: Explaining Nuclear Policy ReversalsAppendix: Other European Countries ? An Analytical Reconstruction: Paul W. Thurner, Wolfgang C. Muller, and Christian Schulze: Appendix: Policy Scales for a Country's Nuclear Energy Policy:

Thanks to its analytical rigour and the richness of the empirical material collected, this book will surely become a reference for the increasing number of political scientists working on energy politics and policy. One may also hope that it will help foster the use of comparative politics methods in the field of energy, since they have great potential for deepening our understanding of one of the defining issues of our times: low carbon energy transitions in Europe and beyond