Fillieule Olivier

Fillieule Olivier is a Professor at the University of Lausanne specializing in social and political movements, with particular expertise in the Yellow Vest movement in France and applications of moral panic theory to contemporary social phenomena. His research bridges political science and sociology with a methodological emphasis on localized and procedural analyses of protest dynamics.

Professor Fillieule's research interests focus on:

• Analysis of protest movements, particularly the Yellow Vest movement in France
• Application of moral panic theory to public policy responses
• Longitudinal studies of collective identity formation in digital spaces
• Localized approaches to understanding political radicalization
• Digital sociology and online political mobilization
• Social movement theory and political sociology

His publication record from 2020-2024 demonstrates methodological sophistication with an emphasis on nuanced, context-specific analyses rather than broad generalizations. Professor Fillieule frequently collaborates with researchers including Alexandre Dafflon, Zakaria Bendali, Maite Beramendi, and Davide Morselli, producing work that appears in reputable journals such as Mobilization: An International Quarterly and French Politics, as well as reference works like The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements.

His scholarly contributions reveal a consistent analytical framework that emphasizes understanding social movements through their specific historical, geographical, and procedural contexts, arguing against overly simplistic interpretations of complex political phenomena.