The question mainly address the issue of political participation and civic engagement. Also, how much more influential has it been with respect to other German protest movements?
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The anti nuclear movement in Germany was the most important protest movement in the 1970s/80s in West Germany, originally in connection with the peace movement. Later it symbolised mainly environment protection. It is very present in mainstream media and education up to today. It was closely linked to the foundation of "Die Grünen", who is considered as the upcoming "Volkspartei" - together with the AfD - while the traditional main popular parties SPD and CDU are losing voters. One of the reasons of the decline of the socio-democratic party and the loss of conservative positions in all parties is due to the great success of "green" topics, which all parties likewise approach since the beginning of the 21st century.
The popularity of the anti nuclear movement especially in Germany may be also linked to the traditional critical attitude towards technological (capitalist) progress and other cultural characteristics such as "Sozialromantik".
Regarding comparisons with other NSMs, what was the movement's relation to knowledge creation and retention? The way the activists have engaged with knowledge, be it tactics, short vs long-term vision, and knowledge transfer between generations of activists, may help reveal insights about the movement's unique features.
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