Modernisation losers thesis
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The modernisation losers thesis, or modernisation losers theory, is a theory associated with the academic Hans-Georg Betz that posits that individuals support far-right political parties because they wish to undo changes associated with modernisation.
The modernisation losers theory has been seen as a combination of two theories (a) the relative deprivation theory and (b) the social breakdown theory.
Betz suggests that the move from an industrial to post-industrial economy is one aspect of this 'modernisation'. The academic Jens Rydgren describes the thesis as 'one of the central tenets in the literature on the new radical right-wing parties'.
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