 Power failures: metagoverning a revival of nuclear power in BritainKeith Baker International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2012, vol. 15, issue 1/2, 107-124 Abstract: The British Government is attempting, through metagovernance, to encourage a transition to a low carbon electricity generation industry by promoting a revival of nuclear power. This paper considers the barriers that the British Government might encounter by analysing its metagovernance efforts within the context of a dynamic, co-evolving socio-technical regime. It is shown that the British Government's attempts to metagovern a transition to nuclear power are likely to fail. This is because the British Government has failed to secure the support of a number of important stakeholders, is pursuing an unrealistic policy, is subject to critical dependencies, and cannot easily exercise authority over a complex network. The paper concludes by arguing that these failures are due to the British Government's inability to understand the process by which transitions occur. Keywords: electricity system; metagovernance; multi-level perspective; MLP; nuclear power; strategic niche management; SNM; sustainability; transitions; transition management; UK; United Kingdom; sustainable development; nuclear energy; low carbon economy; transition governance. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijsusd:v:15:y:2012:i:1/2:p:107-124 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Sustainable Development from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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