Modernization theory -- the belief that industrialization and economic development lead directly to positive social and political change -- has been a subject of intense scholarly and policy interest ...

Despite years of academic critique based on empirical refutation, modernization theory continues to provide the conceptual foundation for a significant share of community development in the Third ...

The shared history of modernisation between Arabs and Americans was expounded at a recent lecture at Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). At the event, Professor Nathan J Citino shared insights from ...

The lecturer was Professor Wang Yiwei from Renmin University of China (RUC). The following is just some part of that very informative lecture. “China is endeavoring to build itself into a stronger ...