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'''Poujadism''' is a [[far-right]] political ideology and movement, named after [[Pierre Poujade]]. Current British political parties which claim to be heirs to his tradition are the [[Populist Party (UK)]] and [[Third Way (UK)]].{{cn|date=June 2025}} Margaret Thatcher was often (incorrectly) described as a Poujadist due to her beginnings as the daughter of a grocer.{{cn|date=June 2025}} | |||
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{{ | [[File:Epinglette de l'Union de Défense des Commerçants et des Artisans.jpg|thumb|Logo of the organisation]] | ||
}} | After {{clarify|text=the war|date=June 2025}}, Poujade was the owner of a book and stationery store.<ref name="time">{{cite magazine|title=Foreign News: An Ordinary Frenchman|magazine=Time Magazine|date=19 March 1956|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824029-1,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083728/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824029-1,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref> | ||
On 23 July 1953, with a group of about 20 persons, Poujade prevented inspectors of the tax board from verifying the income of another shopkeeper. This was the start of a [[tax protest]] movement by shopkeepers, first in the [[Lot (department)|Lot]] department, then in the [[Aveyron]] department, and finally the whole south of the [[Massif Central]].<ref name="time" /> | |||
On 29 November 1953, Pierre Poujade created the ''[[Union de Défense des Commerçants et Artisans]]'' (UDCA; Defense Union of Shopkeepers and Craftsmen), to organize the tax protesters. This movement would soon be called "'''Poujadism'''" (French: ''Poujadisme'').<ref name="time" /> Poujadism flourished most vigorously in the last years of the [[Fourth French Republic|Fourth Republic]], and articulated the economic interests and grievances of shopkeepers and other proprietor-managers of small businesses facing economic and social change. The main themes of Poujadism concerned the defense of the [[commoner|common man]] against the elites.<ref name="time" /> | |||
In addition to the protest against the income tax and the price control imposed by finance minister [[Antoine Pinay]] to limit inflation, Poujadism was opposed to [[Industrialisation|industrialization]], [[urbanization]], and American-style [[Modernization theory|modernization]], which were perceived as a threat to the identity of rural France.<ref name=":0">Serieys, Jacques (23 July 2009). "23 juillet 1953 : Pierre Poujade lance le poujadisme sur le Lot, l'Aveyron puis la France rurale entière. Remarques sur le mouvement des commerçants et artisans". Parti de Gauche: Midi-Pyrénées, 23 July 2009. Retrieved from http://www.prs12.com/spip.php?article3648 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004044538/http://www.prs12.com/spip.php?article3648 |date=4 October 2011 }}.</ref> | |||
==References== | |||
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* {{cite book | last=Collovald | first=Annie | title=Research Handbook on Populism | chapter=From Poujade to Jean-Marie Le Pen to Marine Le Pen: a populist lineage in France? | publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing | date=2024-03-26 | isbn=978-1-80037-969-5 | doi=10.4337/9781800379695.00018 | url=https://www.elgaronline.com/view/book/9781800379695/book-part-9781800379695-18.xml | access-date=2025-06-14}} | |||
* {{cite journal | last=Rosenthal | first=Howard | title=Poujadism: The political economy of a flash party | journal=European Journal of Political Economy | volume=1 | issue=4 | date=1985 | doi=10.1016/S0176-2680(85)80003-3 | pages=509–537 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0176268085800033 | access-date=2025-06-14}} | |||
* {{cite journal | last=Shields | first=James G. | title=The Poujadist Movement: A faux 'fascism' | journal=Modern & Contemporary France | volume=8 | issue=1 | date=2000 | issn=0963-9489 | doi=10.1080/096394800113330 | pages=19–34 | url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/096394800113330 | access-date=2025-06-14}} | |||
* {{cite journal | last=Shields | first=James G. | title=An Enigma Still: Poujadism Fifty Years On | journal=French Politics, Culture & Society | volume=22 | issue=1 | date=2004-01-01 | issn=1537-6370 | doi=10.3167/153763704780996708 | url=http://berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/fpcs/22/1/fpcs220103.xml | access-date=2025-06-14}} | |||
[[Category:Eponymous political ideologies]] | [[Category:Eponymous political ideologies]] | ||
[[Category:Far-right politics in France]] | [[Category:Far-right politics in France]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:42, 14 June 2025
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History
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On 23 July 1953, with a group of about 20 persons, Poujade prevented inspectors of the tax board from verifying the income of another shopkeeper. This was the start of a tax protest movement by shopkeepers, first in the Lot department, then in the Aveyron department, and finally the whole south of the Massif Central.[1]
On 29 November 1953, Pierre Poujade created the Union de Défense des Commerçants et Artisans (UDCA; Defense Union of Shopkeepers and Craftsmen), to organize the tax protesters. This movement would soon be called "Poujadism" (French: Poujadisme).[1] Poujadism flourished most vigorously in the last years of the Fourth Republic, and articulated the economic interests and grievances of shopkeepers and other proprietor-managers of small businesses facing economic and social change. The main themes of Poujadism concerned the defense of the common man against the elites.[1]
In addition to the protest against the income tax and the price control imposed by finance minister Antoine Pinay to limit inflation, Poujadism was opposed to industrialization, urbanization, and American-style modernization, which were perceived as a threat to the identity of rural France.[2]
References
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