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Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong
The Conversation, Vol.5 September 2024
2024
Appears in The Conversation
Abstract
When most of us think about politics, we think of different views as sitting on a spectrum. Left wing is at one end, right wing at the other. We all, therefore, sit somewhere on this straight line in the way we view the world.
But what happens when the two ends seem to have a lot in common? What about wellness influencers with passions for organic produce who support Donald Trump because of his anti-vax comments? Or self-described feminists wanting restrictions on abortion? Or when conservative politicians team up with environmentalists to stop wind farm development?
Details
- Title
- Are the far-left and far-right merging together? That’s what the ‘horseshoe theory’ of politics says, but it’s wrong
- Authors
- Shannon Brincat (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- The Conversation, Vol.5 September 2024
- Publisher
- Conversation Media Group
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.64628/AA.wj5kxgvjm
- ISSN
- 2201-5639
- Copyright note
- © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Forest Research Institute; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991064795802621
- Output Type
- Magazine article
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