Nuclear Waste and Society
A Historiographic Review And Analysis of Two Approaches
Abstract
This paper identifies and analyzes two approaches to the study of the history of nuclear waste in society – the "people-oriented" approach and the "policy-oriented" approach. The people-oriented approach places emphasis on marginalized people, as well as the concepts of space and boundaries. In contrast, the policy-oriented approach often emphasizes legal or policy concerns at the national or international level. Several works that exhibit the key characteristics of each branch of scholarship are discussed and compared. The essay concludes by noting the unique strengths of the people-oriented approach and commenting on this body of literature's relevance to contemporary societal debates.
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