GLOBL 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Symbolic Capital, Cosmopolitanism, Hard Power
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Commission on national security 1999- diplomats, scholars, leaders, etc. Cultural explanation of these threats as global (huntington: post cold war: civilizational identifies (orient, west) shape framework, disintegration, ****aol hacked again in the last 2 yrs, hacked 5 mill accounts civilizations- cultures and identities (broadest level) conflict civilizations more influential than economic and politics cultures= predestined ways. *** believes it explains why the conflicts between people are as they are: nation states still impt. in world affairs- mainly shaped by civilizations. Religion+ civilizational values= incompatible (islam not compatible with christianity: world was divided by civilizations lines/ strong. Appeals of civilizations approaches ^^: assumes civilizations clash. Assumes coherent (no internal arguments ) within: assumes that they are religion based/ people are categorized by one civilization tradition, monolithic/ What civilizational approach denies: human diversity almost universal. Identity partially matter of choice: global identity influence by one another.
