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Huntington began his thinking by surveying the diverse theories about the nature of global politics in the post–Cold War period. Some theorists and writers argued that human rights, liberal democracy, and the capitalist free market economy had become the only remaining ideological alternative for nations in the post–Cold War world.
Huntington is best known for his 1993 theory, the "Clash of Civilizations" otherwise known as COC, of a post–Cold War new world order. He argued that future wars would be fought not between countries, but between cultures, and that Islamic civilization would become the biggest threat to Western domination of the world.
Nov 28, 2018 · Samuel P. Huntington sees ‘civilizations’ as the most significant grouping in global society, rather than ‘nation states’, or ‘global religions’, although there are often close relationships between religions and Huntington’s concept of ‘civilizations’.
Nov 21, 2023 · Learn about Samuel Huntington's Clash of Civilizations theory. Read a summary of The Clash of Civilizations book and explore arguments for and against the theory. Updated: 11/21/2023
Jan 5, 2011 · Samuel Huntington transformed political science by dealing a fatal blow to modernization theory and highlighting the importance of political order and culture, but he was wrong in saying that democracy cannot have universal application.
Apr 15, 2018 · Huntington’s Critique against Structural Realism. As is well known, the main objective of Huntington’s article and book on the ‘clash of civilizations’ was to offer a new paradigm to interpret world politics after the end of the Cold War.
Jun 1, 1993 · Samuel Huntington argues that after the Cold War, conflicts over cultural and religious identity will dominate global politics.
