THE NATIONAL IDENTITY IN ARAB COUNTRIES UNDER CONDITIONS OF GLOBALIZATION
Keywords:
national identity, globalization, Gulf states, Arabian Peninsula, monarchical legitimacy, Islam, Arabic language, tribal structure, managed modernization, Ibadism, cultural policy, soft power, migration policy, social contract.Abstract
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms for preserving national identity in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman) under conditions of globalization. The study examines the role of the state as an architect of national identity, the system of monarchical legitimacy, the function of Islam and the Arabic language as the "hard core" of identity, and the significance of tribal and family-clan structures as a social framework. The author reveals the role of national development strategies, cultural policy, media, and the digital environment in shaping identity within the framework of the "managed modernization" concept. The article elaborates on demographic factors, migration policy, as well as internal contradictions and vulnerabilities of identity mechanisms. A separate analysis is devoted to the unique identity model of Oman based on Ibadism.
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