Civilizational approach to multilateral politics: The European Union and world politics

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2009

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Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

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Civilizations, “the highest-level of analysis below that of human species,”1 are the main divisions of humanity and the largest cultural alignments including many countries.2 There are many factors that constitute civilizations. Among others, religion is the principal part determining civilizations.3 Considering civilizations as basic divisions of peoples is not new. What is new is considering cultures and civilizational identities as significant determinants of world politics and conceptualizing international relations in terms of cultural units and civilizations.4 Many recent academic and practical discussions are about inter-civilizational relations. There are various views on this relationship. While some scholars see civilizations as the main source of conflicts, some others consider them as the foundation of peace and stability. With the end of the Cold War, many intellectuals and states suggested that the world was brought at the brink of a global war among civilizations without battlefields and borders. As pointed out by Glenn E. Perry, “the third millennium A.D. has started with the specter of a clash among civilizations haunting humanity.”5 Many other intellectuals and countries asserted arguments that claim dialogue between civilizations in today’s interconnected and interdependent world.

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Civilizations, World Politics, European Union

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Global Orders and Civilizations: Perspective from History, Philosophy and International Relations

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