Duginian criticism of the post cold war era and the fourth political theory

Humanities and Social Sciences Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 4 - 07 February 2016, vol.2, pp.136-142, (Full Text)

Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
Volume: 2
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Page Numbers: pp.136-142
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abstract. In this paper, the aim is to give an explanation of Alexander Dugin’s critique of Western World, especially its hegemonic stance during the post Cold War era. By conducting discourse analysis method some findings as follows are reached. Dugin rejects Western hegemony and unipolarity in today’s world. Idealizing the West in all social, political and economic fields and forcing them are new type of racism according to Dugin. He accepts liberalism, socialism and fascism are the three ideologies that dominated the 20th century but disagrees with the idea of triumph of liberalism. He proposes a 4th ideology in which unipolarity turns into multipolarity and all Western values like individualism, human rights, democracy, free market, constitution, secularism are rejected. If the West and Modernity insists on imposing its own local experience and values as universal, obligatory and normative, then such imposition should definitely be fought against. . The idea that world must operate with economic laws and universal morality of human rights is not acceptable to Dugin. Thus, it is thought that Dugin’s criticism that he has developed in years intellectually significant and explanatory for the recent developments that has taken place among the major political actors of the international politics.