Groupuscule

There is a tendency on the far left and right for a proliferation of tiny groups, often known by the French term groupuscules, usually characterized by extremely rigid ideologies and built around personalities, that are constantly splitting to create new groups.

This is particularly common in Anarchist, Fascist, Stalinist and Trotskyist groups.

External links:

• http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/humanities/Roger/2457/GUD.htm