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The technopolitics of nuclear megaproject pathologies, economic controversies and varieties of socioeconomic appraisal

Descrizione del progetto

Soluzioni costruttive per i megaprogetti nucleari

I progetti nucleari su larga scala devono affrontare numerose sfide, tra cui il superamento del budget, i ritardi nella costruzione e le aspettative della società non soddisfatte. Riconoscendo la necessità di affrontare queste controversie, il progetto TENUMECA, finanziato dalle azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, si propone di esplorare le questioni di fondo che riguardano i megaprogetti nucleari in Finlandia, Francia, Spagna e Regno Unito. Combinando diverse discipline e attingendo a un’ampia ricerca sulla governance dell’energia nucleare, sul coinvolgimento dei cittadini e sulla valutazione dei progetti, questa iniziativa mira a rispondere a una domanda di ricerca cruciale: in che modo le controversie economiche possono contribuire in maniera costruttiva alla valutazione socioeconomica e aiutare ad affrontare le patologie dei megaprogetti all’interno di diversi regimi e culture tecnopolitiche? Il progetto prevede l’impiego di una serie di metodi di ricerca e di software speciali per portare avanti analisi di documenti, interviste e analisi sociolinguistiche.

Obiettivo

"Projects in the nuclear sector – such as the construction of nuclear power stations, management of high-level radioactive waste, or decommissioning of old installations – can be seen as a specific category of megaprojects. These large-scale, complex infrastructure projects are typically commissioned by governments, often delivered through public-private partnerships, and involve multiple partners, high uncertainties, and considerable political stakes. Such projects are prone to generate significant controversies, as they often run over budget, exhibit delays in planning and construction, and fail to deliver the initially foreseen benefits to the society. The controversies, so-called megaproject pathologies, and the possible means of alleviating the problems coevolve with the country-specific context – the ""technopolitical regimes” or ""technopolitical cultures"".

This project will explore such pathologies, controversies and various types of appraisal in nuclear sector megaprojects in Finland, France, Spain, and the UK. Combining various strands of literature (megaproject governance and evaluation, programme and policy evaluation, ex ante assessment, pragmatic sociology, and Science and Technology Studies), and drawing on my recent and on-going research on governance and history of nuclear power, citizen engagement, the role of expertise, and megaproject evaluation, I address the following overall research question: In the light of historical and contemporary examples of controversies over nuclear economics, in the context of the socioeconomic appraisal practices in Finland, France, Spain and the UK, under which preconditions could economic controversies play a constructive role and help address megaproject pathologies in socioeconomic appraisal, within diverse technopolitical regimes and cultures? Research methods include document analysis, interviews, and semi-qualitative sociolinguistic analysis of text corpuses, especially with the help of the “Prospéro” software."

Meccanismo di finanziamento

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinatore

UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 158 121,60
Indirizzo
PLACA DE LA MERCE, 10-12
08002 Barcelona
Spagna

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Regione
Este Cataluña Barcelona
Tipo di attività
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 158 121,60