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Nordic Cooperation in the Nuclear Safety Sector: High, Low, or Differentiated Integration?
Kjerstin Lianes Kjøndalsubject
Public AdministrationSociology and Political Sciencemedia_common.quotation_subjecthistorical institutionalismnordic cooperationintegrationInternationale BeziehungenVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240safeguardslcsh:Political science (General)Path dependencyState (polity)0502 economics and businessAgency (sociology)050602 political science & public administrationRegional scienceOrganizational theorylcsh:JA1-92media_commonNordic cooperation; historical institutionalism; integration; nuclear safety; nuclear security; organization theory; radiation protection; safeguardsEmergency managementbusiness.industry05 social sciencesnuclear securityorganization theoryInternational Relations International Politics Foreign Affairs Development Policy0506 political sciencePortfolioHistorical institutionalismBusinessInternational relationsinternationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitiknuclear safetyradiation protection050203 business & managementddc:327description
Nordic cooperation has been depicted as eroding due to the increased importance of EU-related cooperation and integration. However, scholars propose that longstanding Nordic networks, grounded in professions and located in the state administration, may prove to be more robust toward external changes. This article discusses this proposal by looking at Nordic cooperation between the national radiation protection and nuclear safety authorities in Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The article maps behavioural perceptions of agency staff based on a dataset of 37 interviews to illustrate if the cooperation between the Nordic authorities is characterized by high integration, low integration, or differentiated integration within the nuclear safety sector. The study finds that the cooperation is differentiated between the highly integrated areas of radiation protection and emergency preparedness, and the less integrated areas of nuclear security and safeguards. To account for variation, the data indicates the importance of path dependency and portfolio.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 |