Examining Anti-4th-Nuclear-Power-Plant Movement in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Hui-Ling Pan, 潘惠伶
• Other Authors: Ching-Nung Chuan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00752918230324409082

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 政治學研究所 === 95 === The aim of this thesis is to examine the development and the consequence of 20-years-long anti-4th-nuclear-power-plant movement in Taiwan by analyzing its five important actors with concepts of green political theory. These five actors are Democratic Progress Party, Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, Green Citizen’s Action Alliance, Yan-Liao Fan He Zi Jiu Hui( a local organization against the 4th nuclear power plant) and He Si Gong Tou Cu Jin Hui (a non-governmental organization which asks that the case of the 4th new nuclear power plant should be decided by national referendum). Both documents and interviews were used as sources of data collection in this thesis in order to get a more complete understanding of the movement. Documents included white papers of government or political parties, newspapers and publications of anti-nuclear NGOs and individuals; interviews were 9 one-on-one meetings with 8 people who were leading members or current staffs of those anti-nuclear NGOs mentioned above. Data from the later way could offer some real experience of participation and individual opinions to some events and issues during the development of the case of the 4th nuclear power plant. According to these data, purpose and actions of each actor could be clearly described and also told differences between them. Although anti-4th-nuclear-power-plant movement was oriented from the idea of environmental protection, not all actors are green. Both DPP and He Si Gong Tou Cu Jin Hui concern political issues most. The former regards election prior to the nuclear power plant case even though “nuke free” has been written in its party platform, and the later only cares about promotion of referendum itself. Moreover, Taiwan Environmental Protection Union, the leading NGO in the movement, has always tended to act in political way to achieve its goal. Accordingly, it seems that some actors care more about political issues than about natural environment when they launch the protest activities. However, there are still some hope and opportunities for the anti-nuclear movement in Taiwan as long as Green Citizen’s Action Alliance and Yan-Liao Fan He Zi Jiu Hui can stick on their ideology and the way they act, which are the closest the concepts of green political theory. Although both are facing some difficulties, such as lack of morale and human resources, changing their focus from prior political way to a more fundamental and local basis seems to be a workable way for the movement to regain its strength.