neo-feudalism
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Neo-feudalism or new feudalism is a theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy, and public life, reminiscent of those which were present in many feudal societies. Such aspects include, but are not limited to: Unequal rights and legal protections for common people and for nobility, dominance of societies by a small and powerful elite, a lack of social mobility, and relations of lordship and serfdom between the elite and the people, where the former are rich and the latter poor.
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- high tech
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- feudalism
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- refeudalization
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- Origins and use of the term
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- Techno-Feudalism
- Areas of Influence
- Criticisms
- From Marxist and Anarchist Perspectives
- In popular culture and literature
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Neo-feudalism or new feudalism is a theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy, and public life, reminiscent of those which were present in many feudal societies. Such aspects include, but are not limited to: Unequal rights and legal protections for common people and for nobility, dominance of societies by a small and powerful elite, a lack of social mobility, and relations of lordship and serfdom between the elite and the people, where the former are rich and the latter poor.
==Origins and use of the term== The term 'neo-feudalism' has been popular since the early 2020s. In its early popular use, this term was deployed as a criticism of both the political Left and the Right. However, the roots of the term are older than when it became popular in the common vernacular and academia.
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