Nuclear energy and social fission: Some preliminary thoughts on a book project

We kindly invite you to a guest lecture by Dr. Patrick Kupper, which will take place on October 17 at the Institute of Contemporary History.

When and where: Friday, October 17, 11.00, Institute of Contemporary History (Privoz 11, Ljubljana)

About the lecture

Why is the civilian use of nuclear energy currently viewed so differently? Why is it widely accepted by the population of some countries, while in others, sometimes neighbouring countries, it is largely rejected? In my talk I will argue that these differences can only be explained historically. In addition, I will present some preliminary thoughts on how to unravel the history behind it.

About the Author

Patrick Kupper is Professor of Economic, Social and Environmental History at the University of Innsbruck. He studied history and environmental sciences at the University of Zurich and Humboldt University in Berlin. He wrote his dissertation on the history of the civilian use of nuclear energy (published in 2003) and his postdoctoral thesis on the transnational history of national parks (published in 2012). Research stays took him to Washington DC, Munich, Basel, Mainz, Prague and Leipzig. He is interested in exploring how economic, social and ecological change were interrelated in the history of modern Europe.

Welcome!

Photograph: Construction of the Krško Nuclear Power Plant, October 1978. Kept by the Museum of Contemporary History of Slovenia.