Buckert, Zarina Adelinde, Z.A. (2022) Framing nuclear energy: The nuclear energy discourse in House of Representatives party manifestos through a lens of sustainability. Master thesis, Cultural Geography - Climate Adaptation Governance (CAG).
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Abstract
With ever growing populations and rise of consumer societies, the demand for energy has been increasing massively. Conventional energy sources such as coal, oil and gas are limited and are not fulfilling current societal needs. Substitute forms of energy supply are becoming increasingly popular due to the existing threat of greenhouse gas-induced climate change, health impacts and energy-security issues. While being a controversial alternative, nuclear energy has been given increased attention. In order to investigate in which ways nuclear energy is being brought to the public’s attention, the current study assesses how nuclear energy is framed in political party manifesto’s. A total of 186 party manifestos that have been used by elected parties between 1967 and 2021 have been examined using a content analysis. General attitudes have been investigated and arguments supporting or opposing nuclear energy have been categorized. A consistent increase of the discussion of nuclear energy in party manifestos was not found, and it becomes clear that the Dutch government does not hold a consistent negative or positive attitude towards nuclear energy. However, a pattern in the use of four identified frames can be found. The civil society frame is most frequently used, while the economic, environmental and scientific/political frames are used significantly less. On the other hand, the civil society frame is also the frame with the least diversity in arguments.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Mc Dermott, R.P. |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2022 11:51 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2022 11:51 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/176 |
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