Criticism of Huntington's Clash of Civilizations Theory

Introduction In 1992, Samuel Huntington proposed a theory of lecture that the cultural and religious identity of people will be the main cause of the conflict in the post-Cold War world This theory is "a clash of civilizations" It is called. Therefore, this paper raises criticism against this theory of whether I agree with it, and whether I like or dislike about the whole theory. In general, culture and self-awareness are the first and most important aspects of people's lives in life. Because they bring meaning to them.

In 1993, Samuel Huntington wrote in the "foreign affair" that the next world conflict will not happen between conflicts of citizenship, Russia, Germany and the United States, but in conflict of civilizations. Small background: Huntington wrote shortly after the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union collapsed, the iron curtain collapsed and the Berlin Wall became a historic ruin. His civilization theory is worth considering today. According to Huntington, this is the five elements of civilization.

In 1992 after the end of the Cold War, American political scientist Samuel P. Huntington introduced a theory that will become widely popular in international affairs. Huntington called it a "clash of civilizations"; in the international order after the Cold War, cultural and religious identity will be the main driving force for conflict. Huntington breaks the world into seven civilizations Because of the fundamental difference between ideology and culture and the friction with globalization / immigration and social change these civilizations inevitably will conflict differently. He believes that in its greatest powers, the West increasingly challenges the resources and desires of non-Western civilization (ie Islam, Orthodox, China) to shape the world of their image . Emperor was challenged by his subject: secret of conflict. At the same time, major powers such as China and Russia are challenging diplomatic and military domination of the United States.

In recent years, correspondence to the "civilized dialogue" theory, Huntington 's "civilization of civilization" has become an international attention. This concept was originally created by an Austrian philosopher Hans Köchler on an article on cultural identity (1972). In the letter to UNESCO, Coquelar said earlier that the UN's cultural organization should discuss the issue of "dialogue between civilizations" (dialogue with different civilizations). In 2001, President Mohamed Khatami of Iran introduced this concept on a global scale. At his initiative, the United Nations declared 2001 as the "Year of Dialogue between United Nations Civilization".