The Fukushima disaster of 2011 shook the globe, arousing warm debate and new research within the academic fields of countries in both the West and the East on issues related to nuclear security, public trust, government governance, risk governance and risk perception along with technological and social aspects. The Fukushima incident not only revealed the importance of risk governance in the East Asian region, but also became an important turning point in the restructuring of energy in several East Asian nations. However, the regulatory culture in East Asian countries is by nature different to that of their western counterparts; the history and culture of East Asia has formed East Asian countries’ unique regulatory characteristics.
This book aims to establish a risk governance structure for the East Asian region, providing a completely new perspective for both practical implementation and the academic field. It focusses on the problems of risk governance in East Asia. Through a discussion of the risk related issues raised by contemporary globalization, this book outlines the unique form of East Asia’s risk governance architecture. It brings together the work of top academics from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan to provide a common picture of how these three countries’ governments are dealing with the energy transition brought on by the climate change crisis. The various aspects of East Asia’s unique regulatory culture and governance models are placed into context, while East Asia’s risk governance theoretical framework is outlined.
Edited by:
Kuei-Tien Chou
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 560g
ISBN: 9781138065741
ISBN 10: 1138065749
Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 04 December 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
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A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: The Cosmopolitan Governance of Energy Transition Part I. Risk, Energy and Governance 2. Risk Culture, Risk Framing and Nuclear Energy Dispute and in Japan before and after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident 3. The Anti-nuclear movement and ecological democracy in South Korea 4. Triple Helix Energy Transition Movement in Taiwan Part II. Participation and Community Power 5. Citizens' Participation-based Energy Transition in a Mega-city: the Case of One Less Nuclear Power Plant in Seoul, South Korea 6. Energy Democratization in Taiwan: Current Problems and the Civil Society’s Advocacy 7. The Grassroots Movement for Energy Transition of Korean Society Part III. Energy and Social Risk 8. Structural Disaster beyond Fukushima: Messages from Sociology of Science and Technology 9. Health Effects of Radiation Exposure from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster in Japan: Discussing Uncertainty in the Context of Environmental Issues 10. Nimby or Civil Disobedience? Conflicting Framing and Discourses of Knowledge: Wind Turbine Construction in Taiwan 11. Conclusion: Toward a Participatory and Democratic Risk Governance
Kuei-Tien Chou is Director of Graduate Institute of National Development and also Director of Risk Society and Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University. He got his doctoral degree in sociology from Universität München. His research interests are in the field of technological risk, climate change, risk governance, technological policy-making, public participation, science & democracy as well as East Asia modernity.
