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Conflictual Collaboration: Citizen Science and the Governance of Radioactive Contamination after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, citizen scientists collectively tracked and monitored residual radioactivity in Japan, legitimizing alternative views to an official assessm

Radioactive Performances: Teaching about Radiation after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and its release of radioac- tive contamination, the Japanese state put into motion risk communica- tion strategies to explain the danger of radiation e

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Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)

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What initiatives (research, activism, education, etc.) are illustrative of this organization’s work?

This organizations claims not to get involved in the political/ institutions of a country, but to provide medical care and relief to patients impartially. Their approach is to simply provide people with the care they need.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

This article has been primarily referenced or discussed in other papers that discuss historical disasters.

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Mental Health Consequences of Disaster

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Can you learn anything from the article or report’s bibliography that tells us something about how the article or report was produced?

The article's bibliography contains a variety of scholarly articles built from those doing research in the field. The article is well developed and well supported.

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Semper Fi: Always Faithful

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What perspectives or viewpoints are not included in this film?

The primary view point of the film was from those directly affected by cancer from the polluted water or family members of those affected.

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WTC Health Registry

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Who was the system built to serve, and why?

The system was built to serve the general public. This system was not only set up for the public use though, it is also used and produced by researchers. The researchers track the long term health effects 9/11 has had on those exposed.

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Compassion Protocol: Legalizing Diseased Undocumented Immigrants

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Where has this article or report been referenced or discussed?

The book from which this article was pulled has been referenced in multiple books and papers in regards to immigration policy.

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Nuclear Emergency Response: Atomic Priests or an International SWAT Team?

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

The main argument of this article is that there needs to be more of a focus on emergency response to nuclear disasters and less directed toward nuclear safety and that safety/emergency response should take a higher priority than company trademarks. She claims that nuclear emergency response should be more of an international response and less of a single nation response.