Aftermath : Fukushima and the 3.11 earthquake

Aftermath is a comprehensive analysis of recovery and reconstruction following the triple disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. This collection addresses the question of why, despite the relative success of network governance in brokering a response to the disaster and to reconstruction, politics failed either to prepare for the disaster or to respond adequately to it. In examining Japan's political system leading up to 3/11, Aftermath looks at the system of network governance that operated between various organisations and levels of government. The book scrutinises the political influence network that united politicians and the bureaucracy with the major corporations and created a system to promote nuclear power. Through political, policy, economic and social analysis, Aftermath aims to contribute to the development of mechanisms and structures to minimize the impact of disasters.

Figures Tables Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: 3.11 and Fukushima TSUJINAKA Yutaka and INATSUGU Hiroaki Part I: The Failure of Political Actors 1 Coalition Formation and the Legislative Process in a Divided Diet HAMAMOTO Shinsuke 2 TEPCO's Political and Economic Power before 3.11 KAMIKAWA Ryunoshin 3 Nuclear Policy after 3.11 KAMIKAWA Ryuunoshin 4 3.11 and the 2012 General Election: Political Competition and Agenda Setting KUNBO Yoshiaki 5 Nuclear Power and the Will of the People YAMAMOTO Hidehiro 6 Nuclear Damage Compensation: Mechanisms for Dispute Resolution OKURA Sae and KUBO Yoshiaki Part II: The Triumph of Network Governance 7 Design and Development of the Recovery Agencies ITO Masatsugu 8 Deployment of Local Government Personnel: Autonomy and Cooperation INATSUGU Hiroaki 9 Service and Support by Local Governments outside the Disaster Zone WADA Akiko 10 Local Government Response to 3.11: Staff Perceptions MATSUI Nozomi 11 The Practical Realities of Volunteer Activity in a Time of Disaster NISHIDE Junro Part III: Picturing Fukushima from the Data 12 Effects of the Nuclear Disaster: Evidence in the Data ITO Yasushi 13 The Cost Effectiveness of Radioactive Decontamination ITO Yasushi 14 Radioactive Contamination and Japan's Foreign Relations TSUNEKAWA Keiichi Notes Bibliography Name Index Subject Index