POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: French Revolution, Psychopathology, Social Forces
13 Mar 2014
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Political science 1g06 2013 ii lecture 8b international terrorism. In the discipline of political science, terrorism is treated as a sociological issue. It is not something that can be reduced to individual psycho-pathology. Nor can terrorism be reduced to religion in any meaningful way. Some analysts have characterized modern terrorism as a cultural reaction against the forces of western globalization. According to samuel huntington, in the clash of civilizations, in the modern era there have been three major axis along which world-wide conflict has tilted: From the peace of westphalia (1648) until the french revolution. From the french revolution until world war i. Beginning with the russian revolution (1917) and lasting until the end of the cold war. According to huntington: the fundamental source of conflict in the new world will not be primarily ideological or economic. The great division among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be.
