Environmental Politics in the era of the DPJ government: focusing on the politics of establishment regarding the Nuclear Regulation Authority

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26780096
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: MORI MICHIYA 立命館大学, 公務研究科, 教授 (40380141)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 環境政治 / 事例研究 / 政治過程

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examines how the Democratic Party of Japan government dealt with environmental issues after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station crisis in 2011. The case studies focus on the politics of establishment regarding the Nuclear Regulation Authority and disaster waste management. In addition, this study engages in theoretical investigation of the policy processes throughout these cases. The resulting analysis contributes to the understanding of continuity and change in environmental politics in postwar Japan.

Free Research Field

政治学