Research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements
Of the
Master of Arts
Degree
In
Sociology
At the
University of Witwatersrand
Department of sociology / The main purpose of this research is to provide an analysis of opposition to nuclear energy
in South Africa, focusing on organisations and activists opposed to the current nuclear
build programme. The organisations opposed to nuclear include Earthlife Africa,
Greenpeace, Coalition Against nuclear Energy, national Union of Mineworkers, the
Economic Freedom fighters and Democratic Alliance, COSATU and other organisations.
The study utilises a qualitative approach, mainly document analysis complimented by indepth
expert interviews. The South African nuclear energy programme is a polarised issue
triggering intense and often emotive debate on both sides, anti-nuclear activists and pronuclear
proponents. The research pays specific attention to anti-nuclear activists and
organisations opposed to South Africa's nuclear energy programme. In order to
understand the anti-nuclear position, I have also incorporated pro-nuclear arguments in
the study to have a better grasp of the concerns raised by organisations opposing nuclear
energy. There are three main points of conflict: economic, environmental, and political. I
show how opponents have framed resistance around cost and safety concerns,
environmental impacts associated with nuclear and the nexus of elite political capture of
state resources. / Andrew Chakane 2021
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/31340 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Risimati, Risimati Elia |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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