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This work aims to quantitatively analyze the discourse surrounding nuclear energy in post-war Germany.

May 29, 2026HistoriesOpen Access

Measuring Nuclear Democracy: A Large-Scale Analysis of German Nuclear Energy Discourse

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This work aims to quantitatively analyze the discourse surrounding nuclear energy in post-war Germany.
Classified texts from Bundestag proceedings and news articles using large language models.
Analysed speakers' stance and framing in relation to nuclear energy.
Examined the evolution of discourse using metadata from the texts.
Media reporting predominantly remained neutral, while political discourse became polarized along party lines by the 1970s.
Framing of nuclear energy shifted based on significant events and policy needs.
The approach is applicable to other discourse analysis challenges where data lacks high-quality annotations.

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Large-scale analysis reveals political and media stances on nuclear energy over time, indicating significant shifts in framing.

Teich et al. (2026) studied this question.

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