Religijos Veiksnio Tyrimų Politikoje Atgimimas Ir Civilizacijų Konflikto Kritika
The Rebirth of the Religious Factor in Political Reasearch and the Critique of the Clash of Civilizations

Summary/Abstract: After long centuries of political secularisation, September 11 forced world academics to return to the issue of religious influence on world politics. In this thesis the most important scientific works from 1970s onwards that analyse religious revival are discussed and systematised. Also, main stages of the evolution of studies are distinguished. Moreover, main critical observations provided to scientists of politics and religion by traditional schools of international relations (i.e. realism and liberalism) are introduced and systematised. To achieve this, a separate case of criticism towards the clash of civilisations theory developed by the most prominent scientist in the field Samuel P. Huntington has been chosen. When analysing realist and liberal counter-arguments, one can find the reasons, why religion is not considered to be important in the formation of world politics.

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