The <i>Gilets Jaunes</i> protests: mobilisation without third-party support

Royall, Frédéric

doi:10.1080/09639489.2019.1676217

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“…This reasoning is consistent with recent work which has shown that class consciousness was lower in countries that were rich and more equal, compared to countries that were either poor or rich but unequal (Carvacho & Álvarez, 2019). Supporting this view, the few studies that have examined the demographic profiles of Yellow Vest protesters show that the protestors tend to have high levels of concern over downward social mobility and low confidence in political elites (Royall, 2019).…”

Section: Macron As Fuelling the Salience Of Economic Inequalitysupporting

confidence: 89%

“…In particular, he organised a 'great debate' which lasted for two months. However, this debate was dismissed as tokenistic, and lacking genuine dialogue and engagement with representatives of the Yellow Vest movement (Royall, 2019). In fact, the debate was described by critics as ' a long monologue' whereby 'the president chose the topics, posed the questions, and provided the answers himself' (Paye, 2019: 48).…”

Section: Macron As Fuelling the Salience Of Economic Inequalitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Police brutality increases the sense that protestors' actions are legitimate, protestors' violent actions such as property damage, looting, and rioting (Royall, 2019). This is because repression can become an additional grievance that motivates further protests against authorities (Earl, 2011).…”

Section: Police Response Enhance the Perceived Legitimacy Of Protestsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In sum, by developing a narrative of bringing together all those who see themselves as victims of inequality, the Yellow Vest movement was able to unite groups that may at other times be seen as 'strange bedfellows'. Both the political left and the political right were attracted to the movement and it was not only working class but also middle-class workers who joined the demonstrations (Anderson, 2019;Royall, 2019). Furthermore, it is historically disadvantaged groups who are joined by the 'newly disadvantaged'; those who, before the austerity measures, led more comfortable lives (e.g., nurses, teachers, truck drivers) but who feel that their living conditions have declined over the last couple of years.…”

Section: Fighting Inequality Enhances Solidarity Among Strange Bedfelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Economic Inequality Fuels the Rise and Persistence of the Yellow Vest Movement

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Mols

Selvanathan

2020

International Review of Social Psychology

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Our analysis explores the rise of the Yellow Vest movement as a collective response to perceptions of growing levels of economic inequality in France whereby collective action is triggered by the perceived illegitimacy of the growing gap between the 'haves' and 'have-nots'. We highlight different psychological processes that might explain why concerns about economic inequality have become more salient. We focus on two dynamics in particular: (a) President Macron's perceived alignment with the elites and disconnection from ordinary French people, and (b) historically dominant collective narratives that frame growing inequality as breaking with long-standing values and norms of equality. Both processes enhance 'us' (the victims) versus 'them' (the elite and those that are not true to national values of equality) categorizations along wealth lines whereby, 'us' becomes a broad category. To explain why the movement continues to go strong, we focus on ongoing intergroup processes (i.e., the police response, lack of support from intellectuals and the middle class) and intragroup processes (i.e., the movement brings together all those who self-categorise as victims of inequality, uniting those that may at other times be seen as 'strange bedfellows'). We conclude that a proper understanding of the way in which economic inequality might divide society creating new intergroup dynamics is essential to understand the Yellow Vest movement.

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Section: Macron As Fuelling the Salience Of Economic Inequalitymentioning

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Section: Fighting Inequality Enhances Solidarity Among Strange Bedfelmentioning

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Selvanathan

2020

International Review of Social Psychology

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“…Thirdly, in response to national government climate action policies, protestors took to the streets in many countries. In France, attempts to increase carbon taxes on consumers witnessed significant street protests and demonstrations in the form of the Gilet Jaunes mass movement (Royall, 2019). When the government of Ecuador sought to remove fuel subsidies, street riots followed which resulted in a reversal of this policy (Marshall, 2020).…”

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Climate change and political (in)action: an intergenerational epistemic divide?

Murphy

2021

Sustainable Environment

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This paper critically examines the constructed narrative that there is an epistemic intergenerational divide on the topic of climate change, climate science, and the political actions necessary to address the most urgent threats. Analysing publicly available social media data, this paper traces the amplification of youth voice during 2019 and the emergence of this narrative. It compares the dominant messages against 2019 Afrobarometer and Eurobarometer reports which explore voter perspectives on climate change and climate action. Through a process of critical analysis it argues that the constructed narrative of an intergenerational epistemic divide is misleading. It argues that youth voices are subject to structural forms of epistemic injustice and exclusion in climate action deliberations and policy making. However, it finds that voters and older generations are also subject to similar forms of exclusion. Rather than framing this as an epistemic problem, this analysis points to the political-economy climate justice factors influencing the debate. It argues that the real points of contention now rest at the science-policy interface and with what happens when scientific evidence is refracted through dominant political ideologies and translated into policy.

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The (Non-)escalation of Violence During the Third Act of the Yellow Vests Protests

Unverdorben

2023

Contributions to International Relations

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The Gilets Jaunes protests: mobilisation without third-party support

Cited by 21 publications

References 25 publications

How Economic Inequality Fuels the Rise and Persistence of the Yellow Vest Movement

How Economic Inequality Fuels the Rise and Persistence of the Yellow Vest Movement

Climate change and political (in)action: an intergenerational epistemic divide?

The (Non-)escalation of Violence During the Third Act of the Yellow Vests Protests

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