Modernization requires no particular political ideology or Western institutions

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Modernization need not require Westernization; Technical modernization without cultural Westernization was attempted in Egypt and Japan; Modernization is distinct from Westernization and does not create a universal civilization — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 35 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Modernization is distinct from Westernization and does not create a universal civilization #expands (0.92) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 35