Facing Nuclear Risks: Lessons from the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

International Journal of Japanese Sociology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Hasegawa, Koichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nuclear risk; Policy change; Risk society

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877890948     PISSN: 09187545     EISSN: 14756781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6781.2012.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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