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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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Haiti: Between Emergency and Reconstruction

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What are the components of the report?

The report consists of the main article followed by a response from Andrea Binder of the Global Public Policy Institute.

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The Problem of Securing Health

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Who are the authors, where do they work, and what are their areas of expertise? How is the author professionally situated in respect to emergency response? Note any other publications/research foci that are of relevance to the DSTS Network.

The authors are Stephen J. Collier and Andrew Lakoff. They both have PhDs in anthropology and are professors are educational institutions. Collier is a professor of International Affairs at The New School and Lakoff is a professor of sociology at USC. They are professionally situated to discuss emergency response as they have done research in biosecurity and biothreats.

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Indian Health Service

The organization has done research and generated fact sheets on statistics like injuries, behavior health, and environmental safety.

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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?

One argument presented is that public engagement in technical decisions can lead to great vigilance and confidence in emergency preparedness and that decisions governing technologies should not be left to the scientist. There is benefit in including lay people and STS scholars. This also includes public awareness about emergency response instead of one elite governing body controlling what is best for the public. Nuclear emergency responses must be transparent.

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Phoenix Leader Education Program

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Does the program provide participants with any formal certification or license?

The students who complete the program receive a PhD after either 4 or 5 years, as described above

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Haiti: Between Emergency and Reconstruction

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How the report brings people/organisation to face the hiding problem and improve?

The MSPP has announced a plan to eradicate the cholera outbreak within 10 years which was backed by the CDC however the report believes it is an empty promise believing they still do not realize the true issue.

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Public Misled on Air Quality After 9/11 Attack, Judge Says

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What actors (individuals or organizations) are referred to? (Provide names and short descriptions)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Designed to protect human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by congress (Wikipedia)

Manhattan Federal District Court - US District Court for the southern district of NY

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

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What were the methods, tools and/or data used to produce the claims or arguments made in the article or report?

Information and data to create this article was pulled from numerous sources (5 pages of references), esp. The International Atomic Energy Agency, and many research articles.