From the yellow vests to anti-Covid measures protests: rethinking movement Spillover through a processual and biographical approach
Abstract
Abstract How do movements without centralized hierarchy and programmatic cohesion influence each other? This article revisits the concept of social movement spillover by analyzing the influence of the Yellow Vests movement (YVM) on Anti-Covid Measures (ACM) mobilizations in southern France during the pandemic. While existing literature tends to study spillover through meso-level processes involving formal organizations and brokers, such approaches fail to capture the influence of leaderful movements, in which leadership is polycentrically distributed. Drawing on a five-year ethnographic study supplemented by longitudinal digital trace analysis of Facebook posts and repeated biographical interviews, we propose a multi-scale framework that combines meso-level analysis with a micro-process approach focused on individual trajectories and meaning-making. Our findings identify three distinct spillover micro-routes: ideational appropriation, affective loyalty, and tactical persistence. These mechanisms clarify that, beyond temporal proximity and organizational continuity, spillover in a leaderful configuration requires resonant hinge frames across waves and distributed leadership that maintain cross-arena coordination. By foregrounding individual biographies and digital traces, the article contributes to a broader rethinking of movement influence beyond formal organization and clarifies the conditions under which seemingly disconnected protest waves become sites of transmission and convergence.
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| 2026-06-18 19:37:53.011249+00:00 | identifier_assigned | DSEID | DSEID-000-7094625 |