Relative deprivation thesis

The relative deprivation thesis is a theory used to explain the support base of far-right political parties. According to relative deprivation thesis, individuals support far-right political parties due to frustrations arising from feelings of relative deprivation compared to one's own past or with a social reference group.[1]

See also

References

Rydgren, J. (2007) The Sociology of the Radical Right, Annual Review of Sociology, p 247

Theories concerning the drivers of support for extreme-right political parties
Theories	Social breakdown thesis Relative deprivation thesis Modernisation losers thesis Ethnic competition thesis Reverse post-material thesis

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