Mobilising Modernity: The Nuclear MomentDuring the nuclear heyday of the post-war years advocates of atomic power promised cheap electricity and a prosperous future. From the present, however, this promise seems tarnished by accidents, leaks and a lack of public confidence. Mobilising Modernity traces this journey from confidence in technology to the anxieties of the Risk Society questioning a number of conventional wisdoms en route. |
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... 1970s opened the door to public scepticism; that it was activities of anti-nuclear and environmental movements which led to the demise of the technology. This last point is one prominent amongst industry commentators (e.g..
The Nuclear Moment Ian Welsh. This last point is one prominent amongst industry commentators (e.g. Pocock 1977) and one which closely parallels the broader argument that the excesses of the sixties' generations are to account for all ...
... Amongst other things this would require the absolute demonstration of the superiority of the scientific knowledge and engineering feasibility of particular projects over others. Closure and ascendancy are never the product of absolute ...
... amongst many. Second, it becomes possible to move beyond Yearley's conception of scientific social movement as a form of interest representation to embrace wider social, ethical and moral concerns. By recognising the existence of a ...
... amongst the energy tribes during this early period owes much to this correspondence which has been substantially 'triangulated' with other documentary sources. These have typically included House of Commons and House of Lords Debates ...
Contents
The nuclear moment | |
Resisting the juggernaut Opposition in the 1950s | |
Accidents will happen | |
Modernitys mobilization stalls | |
The moment of direct action | |
Networking Direct action and collective refusal | |
Conclusions | |
Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Author index | |