Abstract
This article explores the phenomenon of revolutionary tourism to Nicaragua under the Sandinistas and conceives of it as a practice of transnational solidarity, which was fostered by activists and Sandinistas alike. Individual visits and solidarity brigades proved to be an effective tool to strengthen support for the revolution. It provided activists with the possibility to experience the revolutionary process first-hand and to establish personal, emotional bonds. The knowledge and experiences collected during visits represented a strong incentive to engage in solidarity actions afterwards, thus emphasizing the multiplying propagandistic effects of solidarity tourism. On the one hand, personal motivations of solidarity visitors mostly met the official political expectations of Sandinistas and their solidarity partners abroad, on the other hand, they also reflected notions of protest against contemporary West German politics and sometimes also purely touristic desires.
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