Methodological+Empirical,+Theoretical+and+Practical+Contributions_pedlt3


 * Methodological, Empirical, Theoretical and Practical Contributions **


 * Methodological **

This investigation will be carried out primarily through the use of ethnographic fieldwork, supplemented through an examination of official documents, legal cases, reports and press releases from relevant organizations, and other sources. Fieldwork will be conducted primarily in and around Richland, WA, and will consists of semi-formal interviews, oral histories, and participant observation at meetings and other events, tours of the Hanford facility, and visits to relevant local museums. Additionally interviews will be conducted either in person or remotely with experts, advocates, and stakeholders in various locations around the country, particularly in Olympia, WA and Washington, DC. Informants will be chosen through both purposive and snowball sampling.

**Empirical**

This study is designed to contribute to the historical record of environmental legacy of the U.S. nuclear weapon complex, as well as the social science [I really dislike this term.. any suggestions?] of environmental remediation and the practice of intergenerational ethics [also a weird term—I want to distinguish it from philosophical/professional ethics, but “practice” isn’t quite right].

**Conceptual/Theoretical** Drawing upon literatures from the social sciences about risk, disaster, anticipatory governance, technology studies, environmental justice, and ethics, this project will attempt to introduce several orienting concepts for dealing with the politics and ethics of intergenerational relations, as well as environmental justice in the context of contaminated landscapes.

**Practical**

This investigation could be helpful for advocates and policy makers attempting to wrestle with issues of intergenerational and environmental justice relevant to both environmental remediation and the disposal of nuclear waste.