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
Özet
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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Anahtar Kelimeler
Civilizations, World Politics, European Union
Kaynak
Global Orders and Civilizations: Perspective from History, Philosophy and International Relations
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