Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of what many
considered to be a bipolar international system, many scholars of
international conflict have been looking for new grand theories for our
newly globalized, post-Cold War system. One scholar in particular,
Samuel Huntington, and his provocative ?civilizations? theory, has
drawn a significant amount of critical attention from conflict
scholars. Though there have been two significant quantitative tests of
some of the hypotheses from Clash of Civilizations (CoC) that found
little to no empirical support for Huntington?s assertions, (Henderson
and Tucker 1999; Russett et al 2000), there has yet to be a
comprehensive statistical test of Huntington?s theory during the post
Cold War era due past data limitations. This study utilizes updated
data from the International Correlates of War Project (ICOW), which
allows me to do a more comprehensive, quantitative test of CoC during
the post Cold War era. I improve upon previous studies of CoC by
adding an additional nine years in the post Cold War era as well as
using both militarized disputes (MID?s) as well as international wars
as dependent variables in the study.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: In this paper, parallels are drawn between previous intractable religious conflicts and the current developing conflict between the United States and the Islamic world. Although the United States has made a concerted effort to declare a war on ?terror? and not Islam, the perceived threat associated with current U.S. foreign policy behavior is encouraging the redefinition of Middle Eastern identity in Islamic terms and creating the possibility of intractable religious conflict on a global scale. Political, economic, and military conflicts are creating sharp ?cultural? cleavages. This idea that conflict is shaping identity stands in stark contrast to Huntington?s argument that identity is shaping conflict (i.e. cultural cleavages creating political, economic, and military conflicts). Evidence is drawn from public opinion figures in both the United States and the Middle East, as well as brief case studies of other religious conflicts. Specific attention will be paid to potential solutions.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: A critical study of Huntington's theoretical bases in his essay "The Hispanic Challenge."In “The Hispanic Challenge,” Huntington applies the same logic of civilizational fault-lines and ensuing conflicts to the national scene in the United States that he used in "A Clash of Civilizations.". Here, though, as opposed to focusing on the failure of specific civilizations to “get with the Western program,” and the subsequent derailing of the globalization process, he focuses on one ethnic group, Latinos, and on one subgroup in particular: Latinos of Mexican heritage. Huntington sees the latter as constituting an “oppositional” culture that is blocking a process that would be beneficial to the nation as a whole: their assimilation to “Anglo-Protestant” culture.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Throughout his academic career, Samuel Huntington has consistently argued that religion is both vital to national (and civilization) identity and a fundamental source of international conflict. This paper argues that for all of his appreciation for the c

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Huntington's WHO ARE WE NOW? asserts that the current pattern of immigration is eroding American national identity. This paper uses a range of surveys to test this proposition.