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Maxime Polleri
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Université Laval. Author of “Radioactive Governance” (NYU, 2026). Japan, nuclear, disaster, waste. Personal website: www.maximepolleri.com
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Maxime Polleri @maximepolleri.bsky.social · Aug 18
I'm happy to say that my book called "Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan" will be out with New York University Press in January 2026.

nyupress.org/978147983683...

#nuclear #atomic #Japan #Fukushima #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #disaster #Chernobyl #governance
Radioactive Governance
Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe 2011 Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear disaster was the worst industrial nuclear catastrophe to hit Ja...
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sdahl.bsky.social
My book has arrived #Japan #Anthropology #Shugendo #Buddhism #Shinto
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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As nuclear tensions rise again, history offers a warning: every “test” left real victims and poisoned lands. CISAC Affiliate, @maximepolleri.bsky.social revisits the lasting consequences of nuclear weapons testing in his latest for @thediplomat.com
thediplomat.com/2025/11/nucl...
Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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nyupress.bsky.social
Discover Polleri's forthcoming book, "Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan" (January 2026).

This rich ethnographic study reveals how Japan transformed the disaster into a narrative of hope and resilience.

Pre-order your copy here: buff.ly/XjknX9e
Radioactive Governance
Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster
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November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Nuclear "tests" weren't just experiments. They were environmental disasters with devastating consequences still felt today.

In @thediplomat.com, Maxime Polleri examines how the US, France, China, and USSR exported nuclear testing to vulnerable populations.

Read the piece: buff.ly/Fsiq3Xm
Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
thediplomat.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
maximepolleri.bsky.social
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
thediplomat.com/2025/11/nucl...
#nuclear #atomic #test #security #radiation #radioactivity #disaster #catastrophe #thermonuclear #weapon
Nuclear Tests and Their Legacy of Harms in Asia-Pacific
Nuclear “tests” are best conceptualized as environmental disasters with consequences that are still felt today, particularly in Oceania and Central Asia.
thediplomat.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
maximepolleri.bsky.social
Je donnerai une conférence ce samedi intitulée "Catastrophes: une perspective anthropologique" pour L'Association des anthropologues du Québec (AANTHQ). DATE: Samedi 1er novembre 2025, dès 10h
OÙ : Université Laval, Québec Pavillon Charles-De Koninck Salle DKN-3470
#désastre #catastrophe
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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You can save 30% on my upcoming book with the following code: NYUAU30
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#disaster #catastrophe #nuclear #Japan #governance #atomic #Fukushima #risk #recovery #resilience #STS #anthropology
October 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
maximepolleri.bsky.social
Thanks to Robert (Bo) Jacobs @bojacobs.bsky.social for the praises on my forthcoming book. I also highly recommend his book "Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha", which will make you rethink the whole concept of nuclear security.

yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

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Radioactive Governance
Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe 2011 Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear disaster was the worst industrial nuclear catastrophe to hit Ja...
nyupress.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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datasociety.bsky.social
Tonight! RSVP to join the livestream at 6:30 pm ET!
datasociety.bsky.social Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · Sep 18
Sept 23: Don't miss the next event in our series w NYPL! D&S’s @tamigraph.bsky.social will talk to Jasmine McNealy & Sanjana Paul about the environmental toll of AI and what we can do about it. In-person spots are going fast, so reserve yours or join the livestream! www.showclix.com/event/unders...
September 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Join the Risk & Disaster TIG at #SfAA2026 in #Albuquerque! Learn more about submitting a Risk & Disaster TIG panel or paper at https://bit.ly/SfAA2026. Learn more about the conference in general at appliedanthro.org/an... #RDTIG2026 #AppliedAnthropology #Anthropology
Black text on a yellow background that reads "Risk & Disaster TIG Call for Panels & Papers for the 86th SfAA Annual Meeting 17th - 21st March 2026 Albuquerque, New Mexico. Risk & Disaster Call: https://bit.ly/SfAA2026; SfAA Annual Meeting: https://appliedanthro.org/annual-meeting."
September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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eyatesd.bsky.social
As of today, my new book is available in the open access Luminos series of @ucpress.bsky.social. (This means you & your students can download it for free).

Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm.

🌱🌽

www.ucpress.edu/books/mal-nu...
Mal-Nutrition by Emily Yates-Doerr - Paper
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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November 13, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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currenthistory1.bsky.social
In our new issue, @maximepolleri.bsky.social‬ explains the contentious politics of Japan's ongoing recovery from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Fukushima and the Politics of Nuclear Disaster Recovery
The 2011 meltdown at Fukushima, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami, was the worst nuclear power plant disaster in Japan’s history, bringing back painful memories of trauma associated with the atom...
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September 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Come see our panel for the last day of 4S
"Critical Nuclear Studies in STS: Recent Insights and Challenges" 1:30 to 3:20 PM
Summit (Convention Center)
327-329

@4sweb.bsky.social @4sonline.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
maximepolleri.bsky.social
I’ve got a new piece in Current History that analyzes the aftermath of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. It’s an easy read if you want to understand the post-recovery politics of this disaster without the usual academic jargon.

online.ucpress.edu/currenthisto...
#Japan #nuclear #disaster #recovery
Fukushima and the Politics of Nuclear Disaster Recovery
The 2011 meltdown at Fukushima, triggered by an earthquake and tsunami, was the worst nuclear power plant disaster in Japan’s history, bringing back painful memories of trauma associated with the atom...
online.ucpress.edu
September 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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currenthistory1.bsky.social
Our annual China and East Asia issue is out! With Meg Rithmire on China’s unbalanced economy, ‪@pammcelwee.bsky.social‬ on Vietnam War ecocide, @maximepolleri.bsky.social‬ on Fukushima nuclear recovery, Dominik M. Müller (@fau.de‬) on generational change in Brunei…
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Volume 124 Issue 863 | Current History | University of California Press
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August 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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tapuya.org
🛠️ [Volume 2] What is ‘(un)Making’ STS Ethnographies? – Part 2

👤Edited by Tania Pérez-Bustos, Santiago Martinez Medina & Fredy Mora-Gámez

🔗 www.tandfonline.com/toc/ttap20/2/1?nav=tocList
#Tapuya2 #OpenAccess #STS
August 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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amanthro.bsky.social
New issue alert! The September issue of American Anthropologist is out now. It features two special sections, a year-in-review article, a multimodal collection on vanishing fieldsites, and more! #Anthropology

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/15481433...
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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amethno.bsky.social
Last 3 days to submit abstract proposals to the AES online special collection on ‘Promised Futures’!
August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
maximepolleri.bsky.social
I'm happy to say that my book called "Radioactive Governance: The Politics of Revitalization in Post-Fukushima Japan" will be out with New York University Press in January 2026.

nyupress.org/978147983683...

#nuclear #atomic #Japan #Fukushima #Hiroshima #Nagasaki #disaster #Chernobyl #governance
Radioactive Governance
Examines the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disasterThe 2011 Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear disaster was the worst industrial nuclear catastrophe to hit Ja...
nyupress.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM