Samuel Huntington (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards
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Samuel Huntington (lifespan)
Samuel Huntington (lifespan)
1927-2008
Age Huntington entered Yale
Age Huntington entered Yale
16 years old
Regime Huntington advised in 1980s
Regime Huntington advised in 1980s
South African apartheid regime
Year 'clash of civilizations' article published
Year 'clash of civilizations' article published
1993
Year Huntington's clash book published
Year Huntington's clash book published
1996
Huntington: main source of post-Cold War conflict
Huntington: main source of post-Cold War conflict
Cultural (not ideological or economic)
Number of major civilisations Huntington identified
Number of major civilisations Huntington identified
Seven (possibly eight with African)
3 of Huntington's civilisations
3 of Huntington's civilisations
Western, Islamic, Sinic
Huntington: boundaries where conflicts occur
Huntington: boundaries where conflicts occur
Fault lines
Huntington: people use politics to define...
Huntington: people use politics to define...
Their identity
Most significant civilisational divide (Huntington)
Most significant civilisational divide (Huntington)
West vs Muslim world
Huntington: East Asian economic success due to...
Huntington: East Asian economic success due to...
East Asian culture
Main criticism of Huntington's clash theory
Main criticism of Huntington's clash theory
Promotes Islamophobia/anti-Muslim sentiment
Huntington's theory post-9/11 (critics view)
Huntington's theory post-9/11 (critics view)
Self-fulfilling prophecy