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Risk Perception of Nuclear Energy After Fukushima: Stability and Change in Public Opinion in Switzerland

Kristiansen, Silje ; Bonfadelli, Heinz ; Kovic, Marko

In: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2018, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 24-50

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    Titre
    • Risk Perception of Nuclear Energy After Fukushima: Stability and Change in Public Opinion in Switzerland
    Auteur
    • Kristiansen, Silje. University of Zurich, IPMZ - Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, Switzerland
    • Bonfadelli, Heinz. University of Zurich, IPMZ - Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, Switzerland
    • Kovic, Marko. ZIPAR - Zurich Institute of Public Affairs Research, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2018, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 24-50. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Sciences sociales
    Mots clés
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:331406
    Summary
    The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 greatly affected attitudes toward nuclear energy in many countries, including Switzerland. In this study, we analyzed the evolution of public opinion about nuclear energy in Switzerland from 2012 to 2014 to determine how different dimensions of attitudes toward nuclear energy changed in the years following the accident and which factors influenced general opinion about nuclear energy. The primary findings show that public opinion about nuclear energy became only slightly more positive as time passed and that the most important predictor of the general opinion about nuclear energy was the individual assessment of its benefits and risk.