PO 101 Lecture 13: A Clash of Civilizations

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: PO 101
• Professor: John Miller

Document Summary

Western civilization and islamic civilization; fighting an eternal struggle: political scientist, samuel huntington proposed in 92 that the world consists of various civilizations that have essential and irreconcilable difference"s a. i. These include; western civilization, latin american, islamic, orthodox (former soviet union), indian, chinese, japanese, ect: these civilizations are destined for conflict, leading, ultimately to a conflict between the western and islamic world. Inevitable: given geopolitical tensions, it is understandable why this theory could be proposed, there are a number of problems with this model though, and it has received extensive criticism c. If there are distinct civilizations, perhaps they need to ultimately clash c. i. Has the west always stood for liberal democracy? e. ii. European history has, until only the last century, involved conflicts between monarchies and empires. The west and islamic civilization: are the cultures of the west and islamic world essentially incompatible? b.