In fact, Huntington himself has repeatedly emphasized that this theory is a simplification and has its limitations, but, “as a simple model of global politics, it accounted for more important phenomena than any of its rivals.” In this article, I argue that, precisely with respect to accounting for the most important phenomena of the post-Cold War era, the “clash of civilizations” is an erroneous theory. Researcher and Deputy Director of the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director of the Marxism and European Civilization Research CenterĪmong the international relations theories put forward by Western scholars in the post-Cold War era, the American political scientist Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” has been most influential, and has drawn the most criticism.
What’s Wrong with the “Clash of Civilizations”?
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