Social Bastion

Social Bastion (French: Bastion Social) was a French neo-fascist[1] political movement founded in 2017 by former members of the far-right student association Groupe Union Défense. Inspired by the Italian party CasaPound, the movement advocated nativism.[2][3][4]

Social Bastion
Bastion Social
PredecessorGroupe Union Défense
FormationJune 2017 (2017-06)
FounderSteven Bissuel
ExtinctionApril 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)
HeadquartersLyon
LeaderValentin Linder

History

Social Bastion was founded in 2017 by Steven Bissuel, a former president of the GUD branch in Lyon, and later spread to other French cities like Chambéry, Strasbourg, Aix-en-Provence, Clermont-Ferrand and Marseille.[5] Valentin Linder became his new leader in 2018.

Social Bastion and six other far-right groups were banned by French president Emmanuel Macron on April 24, 2019.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Padovani, Cinzia (2018). "Lega Nord and Anti-Immigrationism: The Importance of Hegemony Critique for Social Media Analysis and Protest". International Journal of Communication. 12: 27.
  2. ""Bastion Social" : stratégie et limites d'un nouveau mouvement de l'ultra-droite". France Culture (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  3. Magal, Marylou (2018-03-19). "Bastion social : les habits neufs de l'extrême droite radicale". Le Point (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  4. PALHETA, Ugo (2018-09-13). La possibilité du fascisme: France, la trajectoire du désastre (in French). La Découverte. ISBN 9782348041617.
  5. Suc, Marine Turchi et Matthieu. "«Bastion social»: les secrets du nouveau GUD". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  6. La dissolution du mouvement d'ultradroite Bastion social officialisée en Conseil des ministres
  7. Belaich, Charlotte. "Le gouvernement dissout le Bastion social et six de ses antennes". www.liberation.fr. Libération. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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