Back نظرية حدوة الفرس Arabic Damkaniezh doare houarn marc'h Breton Teoria de la ferradura Catalan Teorie podkovy Czech Hufeisentheorie German Θεωρία των δύο άκρων Greek Horseshoe theory English Teoría de la herradura Spanish Ferraren teoria Basque نظریه نعلاسبی Persian
Horseshoe Theory is an idea in political science. It asserts that the far-right is more similar to the far-left than to the center-right and vice versa. Horseshoe Theory is often used as argument for centrism.
The name Horseshoe Theory comes from the idea that politics is not a straight line from left to right but bent like a horseshoe so that the two ends (the far-left and the far-right) share more similarities with each other than their moderate counterparts.
Philosopher Jean-Pierre Faye invented Horseshoe Theory after observation of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union's joint invasion of Poland which started World War II.[1]
- ↑ Noah Berlatsky (February 9, 2018). "Let's Put an End to 'Horseshoe Theory' Once and for All". Pacific Standard. Retrieved February 7, 2021.