De la Guerra Fría al choque de civilizaciones: nacionalismo y milenarismo en la obra de Samuel P. Huntington

in his extended academic trajectory, s.p. huntington has produced a work that has unique relevance for the contemporary debates in political science. in this essay two readings are developed: on the one hand, the point is to understand his work in its own terms, identifying its central ideas and its theoretical and political orientation; on the other, the aim is to develop a critical analysis of these very ideas and orientations. the open controversial and polemic character of the author makes the reading of his work a stimulating exercise for critical thinking and an inevitable reference on the current debates about political development, democracy, multiculturalism and american foreign policy.