"The End of History?" (1989 essay in The National Interest)
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"The End of History?" is Francis Fukuyama’s influential 1989 essay arguing that the global spread of liberal democracy may signal the endpoint of humanity’s ideological evolution.
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academic essay
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article ⓘ political philosophy essay ⓘ |
| argues |
that fascism and communism have been discredited as alternatives to liberal democracy
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that liberal democracy and market capitalism have no viable ideological competitors after the Cold War ⓘ that the spread of liberal democracy is a long‑term global trend ⓘ |
| author | Francis Fukuyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| criticizedBy |
Marxist theorists
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post‑colonial theorists ⓘ realist scholars in international relations ⓘ |
| critiques |
authoritarian socialism
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communist regimes ⓘ |
| expandedAs | The End of History and the Last Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The End of History and the Last Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | essay ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
international relations
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philosophy of history ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro‑liberal democratic
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teleological view of history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexandre Kojève
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ liberal political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cold War
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Hegelian philosophy ⓘ Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ capitalism ⓘ democratization ⓘ end of history thesis ⓘ ideology ⓘ liberal democracy ⓘ liberalism ⓘ modernity ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing post–Cold War U.S. foreign policy discourse
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popularizing the phrase "end of history" in post–Cold War debate ⓘ sparking extensive academic and public controversy ⓘ |
| proposes |
that history understood as ideological struggle could be nearing completion
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that liberal democracy may represent the endpoint of mankind’s ideological evolution ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The National Interest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
late 20th century
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post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
end of history
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recognition (thymos) ⓘ universal history ⓘ |
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