Swedish nuclear energy policy

A historical case study of Swedish nuclear energy policy and use, investigating what kind of actors and events have shaped Swedish nuclear energy policy from the 1970’s up until the present day. Following a multi-disciplinary approach, theories are applied from the fields of communication, political and environmental science to our source material, which include a wide variety of academic journals as well as previous research done on Swedish nuclear policy and public perception. The actors that we have focused on in this research includes the public, politicians, political parties, mass media and scientists & experts. The research shows that there is an on-going struggle for influence amongst the different actors, and that they all shape each other’s actions, messages and to an extent, also beliefs.