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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 6(1), pp. 116 - 134
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060111
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Post-disaster Policy Decision Making and the Prospects of Human Rights --- The Case of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Khadija Javed Khan *
Independent Consultant, Development Evaluation and Human Rights, Vienna, Austria
ABSTRACT
The day of 11 March 2011 will be sadly remembered in the history of the rise and rise of nuclear power since its discovery a couple of centuries ago due to Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant accident, the third in the series of colossal nuclear accidents after 'Three Mile Island' (USA) and 'Chernobyl' (Ukraine, former Soviet Union). Each of these accidents reminded the international community of the risk inherent in nuclear technology, however, the demand for the so called clean energy and assertive approach of nuclear industry continued to push forward proliferation of technology in power generation. Five years down the line and despite government efforts to normalize the situation, the apprehensions about Fukushima evacuees' resettlement, economic uplift, political stability, governance and fulfillment of human rights including health consequences of radiation from Fukushima fall out on the affected population and workers, still linger on. This paper provides an account of post-disaster multi-faceted issues and challenges that came in the wake of disaster during the period 2011-2016 as seen through the lens of media and assessed in the prospects of human rights. The policy analysis is framed within the scope of the UN 'Bill of Rights' in four thematic areas: natural/fundamental rights and liberties, political and socio-economic perspective, development, technological and environmental perspective, and governance and legal perspective.
KEYWORDS
Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant, Nuclear Accident, Radiation Risk, Radiation Protection, Evacuees, Policy Decision Making, Governance, Public Trust, Human Rights, The UN Bill of Rights
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[1] Khadija Javed Khan , "Post-disaster Policy Decision Making and the Prospects of Human Rights --- The Case of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 116 - 134, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060111.
(b). APA Format:
Khadija Javed Khan (2018). Post-disaster Policy Decision Making and the Prospects of Human Rights --- The Case of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Sociology and Anthropology, 6(1), 116 - 134. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2018.060111.