Le Tea Party Français: Mirror Movements and Grassroots Protest
Journal: Edge Hill University Research Information Repository (Edge Hill University)
Year: 2018

The presence of grassroots social protest movements which agitate against economic concerns is a prevalent issue in modern politics. While populism on both the political left and right is evident in national electoral contests there also exists activism at the grassroots level. The campaigns of the Bonnets Rouges in Brittany witnessed many ideas and understandings similar to the Tea Party protests in the United States. Both founded movements based upon historical nostalgia, both mobilised agains