The impact of globalisation on cultural diversity in world politics

Abstract

Culture has become a significant force motivating nation states, other institutions and individuals to act and organise themselves as they do. As a theme in the literature on international relations, culture is growing in importance. As different rival theories of international relations developed through the years, the aspect of culture often featured - sometimes prominently, sometimes indirectly - depending on the particular theory and author, as a factor which strongly impacts on how the unfolding of world events is viewed.