Konflikt med hög spänning
(2023) STVM25 20231Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- The parliamentary energy agreement of 2016 is a milestone in Sweden’s ambition to reach a renewable energy system, yet it explicitly states that it does not constitute a ban on nuclear power. The thesis examines how nuclear power as a policy alternative has been framed by different actors in the medial and political debate from 2014 up until the energy agreement was reached. The thesis makes use of the multiple streams framework, with an expanded focus on framing, as theorised by Schön & Rein (1994). To unveil contesting frames, the empirical analysis is structured as a sort of process-tracing that examines debate articles, minutes from parliamentary sessions, and government proposals. The results show that there was an evident frame... (More)
- The parliamentary energy agreement of 2016 is a milestone in Sweden’s ambition to reach a renewable energy system, yet it explicitly states that it does not constitute a ban on nuclear power. The thesis examines how nuclear power as a policy alternative has been framed by different actors in the medial and political debate from 2014 up until the energy agreement was reached. The thesis makes use of the multiple streams framework, with an expanded focus on framing, as theorised by Schön & Rein (1994). To unveil contesting frames, the empirical analysis is structured as a sort of process-tracing that examines debate articles, minutes from parliamentary sessions, and government proposals. The results show that there was an evident frame conflict in the examined time period: one endorsing nuclear power and one opposing it. The endorsing frame presented nuclear power as a necessity for prosperity, economic growth and jobs creation and conformed to the notion of climate action being equal to low carbon emissions. The opposing frame was more elusive, although clearly framing nuclear power as a limiting factor in terms of usher in a green transition of the energy sector and society at large. (Less)
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- author
- Wannong, Johannes LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVM25 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Kärnkraft, energipolitik, multiple streams framework, framing, public policy
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9114877
- date added to LUP
- 2023-09-07 16:44:22
- date last changed
- 2023-09-07 16:44:22
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abstract = {{The parliamentary energy agreement of 2016 is a milestone in Sweden’s ambition to reach a renewable energy system, yet it explicitly states that it does not constitute a ban on nuclear power. The thesis examines how nuclear power as a policy alternative has been framed by different actors in the medial and political debate from 2014 up until the energy agreement was reached. The thesis makes use of the multiple streams framework, with an expanded focus on framing, as theorised by Schön & Rein (1994). To unveil contesting frames, the empirical analysis is structured as a sort of process-tracing that examines debate articles, minutes from parliamentary sessions, and government proposals. The results show that there was an evident frame conflict in the examined time period: one endorsing nuclear power and one opposing it. The endorsing frame presented nuclear power as a necessity for prosperity, economic growth and jobs creation and conformed to the notion of climate action being equal to low carbon emissions. The opposing frame was more elusive, although clearly framing nuclear power as a limiting factor in terms of usher in a green transition of the energy sector and society at large.}},
author = {{Wannong, Johannes}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Konflikt med hög spänning}},
year = {{2023}},
}