TEORIA CIOCNIRII CIVILIZAȚIILOR ÎN VIZIUNEA LUI SAMUEL P. HUNTINGTON ȘI CULTURA PĂCII PROPUSĂ DE GÂNDITORUL ROMÂN ANDREI MARGA

Abstract

Theory of the Clash of Civilizations in The Vision of Samuel P. Huntington and the Culture of Peace Proposed by the Romanian Thinker Andrei Marga.
The article proposes a comparative analysis between the “clash of civilizations” theory formulated by Samuel P. Huntington and Andrei Marga’s reflections on the conditions for world peace. Huntington argues that, in the post-Cold War era, major conflicts will take place between the world’s great civilizations, not between nation-states or ideologies, emphasizing cultural and religious differences as the main sources of global tensions. In contrast, Andrei Marga argues for a culture of peace based on inter-civilizational dialogue, global democratization, the reconstruction of rationality and the enhancement of universal human rights. Thus, while Huntington describes a fragmented and conflictual geopolitical landscape, Marga proposes a normative vision oriented towards global cooperation, understanding and reconciliation. The study emphasizes the tension between geopolitical realism and ethico-political idealism in interpreting contemporary challenges to world peace.