Modernization need not require Westernization

Evidence

For the first time in history global politics is both multipolar and multicivilizational; modernization is distinct from Westernization and is producing neither a universal civilization in any meaningful sense nor the Westernization of non-Western societies. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 35 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modernization theory located blockage to progress inside non-Western societies; Modernization is distinct from Westernization and does not create a universal civilization — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 35; Modernization requires no particular political ideology or Western institutions (+10 more)

Broader Connections

• Modernization is distinct from Westernization and does not create a universal civilization #corroborates (1.00) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 35
• Modernization requires no particular political ideology or Western institutions #corroborates (0.96)
• Several non-Western societies modernized without adopting Western culture #exemplifies (0.92)
• In Russia modernization and Westernization were historically coupled with despotism #complicates (0.78)