<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is twofold - to cover the latest nuclear energy politics events and reveal the dynamics in public perception of nuclear energy by explaining the distribution of attitudes among two notable social groups in Lithuania. The paper is based on two empirical research studies (public polls) carried out in 2013 and 2017. The paper consists of four parts. starts with brief review of main happenings in recent nuclear politics and general tendencies public perception of nuclear energy. Then, it presents cluster analysis of both 2013 and 2017 polls, in which respondents were divided into two groups based on income, education and occupation. Lastly, the paper presents findings and discusses the dynamics of public perception. Comparing the 2017 data with the results of 2013, three main tendencies can be distinguished. First, society became better informed and more critical. Second, the cluster analysis divided respondents in two almost identical groups as in 2013 (with minor peculiarities). Third, the general tendency presupposes the breaking of the irrelevance of nuclear energy as an important factor for energy security in public perception.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is twofold - to cover the latest nuclear energy politics events and reveal the dynamics in public perception of nuclear energy by explaining the distribution of attitudes among two notable social groups in Lithuania. The paper is based on two empirical research studies (public polls) carried out in 2013 and 2017. The paper consists of four parts. starts with brief review of main happenings in recent nuclear politics and general tendencies public perception of nuclear energy. Then, it presents cluster analysis of both 2013 and 2017 polls, in which respondents were divided into two groups based on income, education and occupation. Lastly, the paper presents findings and discusses the dynamics of public perception. Comparing the 2017 data with the results of 2013, three main tendencies can be distinguished. First, society became better informed and more critical. Second, the cluster analysis divided respondents in two almost identical groups as in 2013 (with minor peculiarities). Third, the general tendency presupposes the breaking of the irrelevance of nuclear energy as an important factor for energy security in public perception.

Switching Political Nuclear Energy Preferences, Changing Public Attitude

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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The aim of the paper is twofold - to cover the latest nuclear energy politics events and reveal the dynamics in public perception of nuclear energy by...

Switching Political Nuclear Energy Preferences, Changing Public Attitude

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 225 - 243

Received: Nov 30, 2017

Accepted: Dec 29, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2017-0018

Keywords
Public perception, dynamics, nuclear energy, cluster analysis, Lithuania

© 2017 Dainius Genys et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Switching Political Nuclear Energy Preferences, Changing Public Attitude

Published Online: Mar 07, 2018

Page range: 225 - 243

Received: Nov 30, 2017

Accepted: Dec 29, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2017-0018

KeywordsPublic perception, dynamics, nuclear energy, cluster analysis, Lithuania

© 2017 Dainius Genys et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Public perception, dynamics, nuclear energy, cluster analysis, Lithuania