| Beijing + 5 Conference | A meeting held at the UN in New York City in 2000 to review the progress made since the fourth World Conference on Women held in 1995.
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| clash of civilizations | Samuel P. Huntington's thesis (1993, 1996) that the source of future conflict will be cultural.
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| fundamentalism | Religious traditionalism and values incorporated into secular political activities.
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| political identity | The perceived connection between an individual and a political community (a group that has political interest and goals) and among individuals of a political community. Nationalism is the dominant political identity of most people, but others, such as religion, do exist as a primary political identity and are becoming more common.
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| transnational advocacy networks (TANs) | IGOs, NGOs, and national organizations that are based on shared values or common interests and exchange information and services.
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| World Conference on Women (WCW) | A series of UN-sponsored global conferences on the status of women. Of these, the most recent was the fourth WCW held in Beijing in 1995.
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