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Barkenbus, Jack N. – Social Science Quarterly, 1984
Despite large-scale public opposition to civilian nuclear power in the United States and France, only in the former country has the opposition been successful in halting further commercialization of this energy technology. A major reason is that France's political structure provides relatively few access points for the expression of opposition.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dissent, Nuclear Energy, Political Attitudes