ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the extent of any Fukushima effect in Taiwan, with a focus on public attitudes towards nuclear power, the anti-nuclear movement, and the political and policy contours of nuclear power development. The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, Taiwan’s neighbor to the northeast, was seen as a cataclysmic event, one which led to Taiwan’s civil society becoming more active in pushing the government to phase out nuclear energy. In investigating the possible effect of the Fukushima disaster on the politics of technology-here, nuclear power development-and democracy in Taiwan, I align with the objective of this book to critically reflect upon social and political effects in a national-level context as raised by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
