| ID | 145121 |
| Title Proper | Dialogue of civilizations in a multipolar world |
| Other Title Information | toward a multicivilizational-multiplex world order |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Petito, Fabio |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article, I explore the relationship between the new multipolar trends related to the emerging powers and the idea of dialogue of civilizations. My starting point is to understand multipolarity as part of a broader epoch making process of transformation of contemporary international society beyond its Western-centric matrix. In the first part of this article, I therefore argue for an analytical understanding that emphasizes the emergence of a new multipolar world of civilizational politics and multiple modernities. In the second part of the article, I reflect on how to counter the risk inherent in the potential antagonistic logic of multipolarity by critically engaging the normative Huntingtonian construction of a multicivilizational-multipolar world order. I argue that the link between dialogue of civilizations and regionalism could represent a critical issue for the future of global peace. In particular, multiculturally constituted processes of regional integration are antidotes to the possible negative politicization of cultural differences on a global scale and can contribute to the emergence of a new cross-cultural jus gentium. These elements are critical to the construction of a realistic dialogue of civilizations in international relations while preventing the risks inherent in its growing multipolar configuration. They shape what, drawing on Amitav Acharya's work, could be named a multicivilizational-multiplex world order. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Studies Review Vol. 18, No.1; Mar 2016: p.78-91 |
| Journal Source | International Studies Review Vol: 18 No 1 |
| Key Words | World Order ; Huntington ; Multipolarity ; Civilizational Analysis ; Dialogue of Civilizations |