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Counter-strategizing after a dialogue failure: Stakeholder involvement and nuclear waste disposal in the Czech Republic
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SYSNO ASEP 0575124 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Counter-strategizing after a dialogue failure: Stakeholder involvement and nuclear waste disposal in the Czech Republic Author(s) Ďurďovič, Martin (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAI Article number 103198 Source Title Energy Research & Social Science. - : Elsevier - ISSN 2214-6296
Roč. 103, September (2023)Number of pages 10 s. Language eng - English Country NL - Netherlands Keywords Nuclear waste disposal ; Deep geological repository ; Public participation ; Stakeholder interaction ; Strategic action ; Energy policy OECD category Sociology R&D Projects VJ01010116 GA MV - Ministry of Interior (MV) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 UT WOS 001049376300001 EID SCOPUS 85166219724 DOI 10.1016/j.erss.2023.103198 Annotation This case study focuses on the temporal dynamics of stakeholder interaction to provide a sociological analysis of the deep geological repository siting process in the Czech Republic. By introducing the concept of counter- strategizing, it clarifies the shift in interaction after the state authorities backed out of a dialogue with local communities at pre-selected sites in 2016 but continued to push ahead with their siting mission. The study triangulates complementary data sources (interviews, focus groups, content analysis, and participant observa-tion) to capture the qualitative dimension of stakeholder interaction. Insights concerning the effects of counter- strategizing derived from the Czech case contribute to critically examining the participative turn in nuclear waste management. Two mismatching strategies formed in response to the failed dialogue: an avoidance strategy by state institutions and an influence strategy by local communities. The resulting mutual distrust and heightened level of contestation among the opposing stakeholder groups jeopardize the implementation of the EU nuclear waste policy. The question for researchers and policy makers is whether the Czech case might augur a broader trend. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2024 Electronic address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221462962300258X?via%3Dihub
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