The article explores the sociopolitical issues those affected by the Chernobyl incident now face. The article describes a society that has developed in the affected Chernobyl community which people are fully dependant on health care systems and the politics governing them take the prescident over many other issues.
This article has been referenced in various other articles, primarly focused on societal effects after disasters.
Doctor Adriana Petryna holds a Ph.D in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. She holds an M.A. in Anthropology as well as a B.S. in Architecture from the University of Michigan. She is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and has been focused on nuclear science and medicine, and it's cultural and political ramifications.
The article focuses more on public health than emergency response.
This article used, testimonials, field research and analysis of the healthcare system and govermental policies.
"The sufferers and their administrators were also supported by the nonsuffering citizens, who paid a 12 percent tax on their salaries to support compensations"
"When I returned in 2000 to Kyiv to conduct further research, I discovered that cur- rent democratic politicians, many of whom drafted the original compensation laws as sovereignty-minded nationalists, now saw the Cherobyl compensation system as a dire mistake that has "accidentally" reproduced a socialist-like population."
"She saw the illness of this group as a "struggle for power" and material resources related to the disaster."
The article uses the historical background of Chernobyl to establish government policies, the analysis of policies pertaining to the healthcare system available to affected population, and narratives of those directly affected by Chernobyl related illnesses.
Information for this article was gathered from field work, including interviews with workers at the chernobyl site during the inial response efforts and in the recovery efforts undertaken in the aftermath, as well as effected citizens. This tells us that the author did extensive research for this article and looked to others for opinions and information.