A (Polemical) Critique of S. Huntington's "A Clash of Civilizations?" (original) (raw)

The paper critiques Samuel Huntington's theoretical framework of cultural conflict as presented in "A Clash of Civilizations?" It argues that Huntington's oversimplification of complex identity concepts lacks clarity and fails to adequately define critical terms such as "civilization" and "cultural identity." The critique emphasizes the inadequacies of collective identity in explaining global conflict and highlights the necessity of a more nuanced understanding of personal and cultural identities.