Climate change and the nuclear securitisation of UK energy policy

Environmental Politics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 553-570

  Toke, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

climate change; energy security; neoliberalism; nuclear power; securitisation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEOLIBERALISM; NUCLEAR POWER; PARTY POLITICS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880950792     PISSN: 09644016     EISSN: 17438934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09644016.2013.806630     Document Type: Article

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