Globalisation Has Triggered Many Religious - Based Conflicts: The Clash Of Civilisations Flashcards
Aside from the rise in fundamentalism, what other concerns has globalisation heightened?
Tensions between different religious and cultural groups, leading to a number of good conflicts which have had religion at their heart - clash of civilisations
What is a civilisation
A collection of people and countries which have a shared culture, heritage or value system
Give an example of western civilisations and what they have in common
Europe, North America + Australians nations, they each have individual differences and not all geographically close - share certain values + largely cosmopolitan nations, able to work well together because of their shared civilisation
What does Huntington believe is the biggest clash of civilisations
Between western and Islamic civilisations, the west is more developed of the two which is why it has dominated globally
Why is there a clash between these two cultures
The west is under threat and Islamic terrorism is designed to destabilise the west - it can be more powerful, calls upon western countries to reassert their Christian heritage to win
