Engaging the Atom

Arne Kaijser is professor emeritus of history of technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Markku Lehtonen is Marie Sklodowska-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.

Preface Introduction: Nuclear Energy and Society in Postwar Europe Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-Varas Part 1: Context 1. Nuclear-Society Relations from the Dawn of the Nuclear Age Paul Josephson, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Arne Kaijser 2. The Changing Economic Context Influencing Nuclear Decisions Mar Rubio-Varas Part 2: Actors 3. One Movement or Many? The Diversity of Antinuclear Movements in Europe Albert Presas i Puig and Jan-Henrik Meyer 4. International Organizations and the Atom: How Comecon, Euratom, and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency Developed Societal Engagement Paul Josephson and Markku Lehtonen Part 3: Perspectives 5. Risky or Beneficial? Exploring Perceptions of Nuclear Energy over Time in a Cross-Country Perspective Josep Espluga, Wilfried Konrad, Ann Enander, Beatriz Medina, Ana Prades, and Pieter Cools 6. Trust and Mistrust in Radioactive Waste Management: Historical Experience from High- and Low-Trust Contexts Markku Lehtonen, Matthew Cotton, and Tatiana Kasperski 7. Nuclear Power and Environmental Justice: The Case for Political Equality Matthew Cotton 8. Nuclear Energy in Europe: A Public Technology Stathis Arapostathis, Robert Bud, and Helmuth Trischler 9. Nuclear Installations at European Borders: Transboundary Collaboration and Conflict Arne Kaijser and Jan-Henrik Meyer Conclusions: Future Challenges for Nuclear Energy and Society in a Historical Perspective Arne Kaijser, Markku Lehtonen, Jan-Henrik Meyer, and Mar Rubio-Varas Contributors Index

"This well-researched, clearly structured, and soundly argued book is a long-overdue historical reflection on the development of nuclear power and its interactions with civil society." Maria Rosaria Di Nucci, Freie Universita?t Berlin