Imai, Kunhiko. "Culture, Civilization, or Economy? Test of the Clash of Civilizations Thesis." International Journal on World Peace, Vol. 23:3 (Sept. 2006): 3-33

Many scholars posit that globalization of national economies has weakened states’ control over their societies among developing countries, thus contributing to their democratization. Some scholars such as Samuel Huntington would, however, argue that states from different civiizational groups are so fundamentally different that they react differently toward a similar change, such as internationalization of their economies or democratization of their societies. In order to test the validity of his “Clash of Civilization” thesis, therefore, this paper analyzes his most critical and fundamental claim of civilizational uniqueness by examining whether Confucian or Islamic states would react differently from all other states towards the increased internationalization of their economies.

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