Elite Theory and the Yellow Vests Movement

Abstract

The three elite theory categories that best explain the Yellow Vests Movement are elite accountability, elite circulation, and elite unification. Analysis of France's social conditions and protester grievances shows a high correlation with elite theorists' arguments. The accuracy in which classical elite theory explains the social conditions that gave rise to a significant episode of contentious politics in a modern democracy makes it worthy of consideration by contemporary political and social scientists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178147

Entities

People

  • Benjamin L. Pennington

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Climate Change
  • Democracy
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Periodicals
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Political Theory
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Schools
  • Social Media
  • Social Psychology
  • Societies
  • Sociology
  • Students
  • Yellow Fever

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.