The modernization losers thesis, or modernization 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 modernization.
The modernization 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 'modernization'. 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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Bäckman, Malin (2013). Losers of modernization or modernization winners? (PDF). Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100635/https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/34144/1/gupea_2077_34144_1.pdf ↩
Betz, Hans-Georg (1994). Radical right-wing populism in Western Europe. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312121952. 9780312121952 ↩
Rydgren, Jens; Ruth, Patrick (September 2011). "Voting for the radical right in Swedish municipalities: social marginality and ethnic competition?". Scandinavian Political Studies. 34 (3): 206. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.2011.00269.x. /wiki/Scandinavian_Political_Studies ↩