Scontro di civiltà ed interregionalismo: ascesa, declino (e rilancio?) di due modelli teorici

The article starts from an analysis of S.P. Huntington’s theory of the clash of civilizations and puts in evidence one of its critical points, that is that Huntington doesn’t pay any attention to the development by the EU of a particular kind of actorness through the promotion of inter-regionalism worldwide. Tracing the history of the different phases of success and decline of both theories, the article tries to test their persistent explanatory and analytical capacity in relation to current developments in the international arena and in the academic context.