The U.S. Election and the Post-Westphalian World

... civilizational approach is based on the premise that the plurality of cultures and civilizations is a vital source and resource for development. This specificity in understanding progress and development distinguishes the classical theorists of local civilizations from “globalists” and “cosmopolitans,” who view globalization as cultural-historical unification with the ultimate goal of creating a universal global civilization. Unlike globalists, “civilizationists” see cultural-historical and civilizational distinctions not solely as a threat of a “clash ...