Samuel P. Huntington

Born in 1927
Politics Sociology
  • Samuel Phillips Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his "Clash of Civilizations" thesis.

  • He argued that cultural and religious identities would be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.

  • Huntington's academic career also included significant work on civil-military relations and coups d'état.

  • He gained prominence for his analysis of threats to the United States posed by contemporary immigration.

  • His ideas, particularly those related to civilizational conflict, have had a lasting impact on international relations theory and policy discussions, though they remain controversial among scholars and policymakers.

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