........................................................................................................................................................ 1: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 4 A: AIMS ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 2: METHODOLOGY............................................................................................................................... 7 A: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ....................................................................................................................... 8 B: BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................ 9 C: THEORETICAL OUTLINE............................................................................................11 D: Delimitations.........................................................................................................................................13 3: THE MIDDLE EAST ............................................................ FEL! BOKMÄRKET ÄR INTE DEFINIERAT. 4: SUADI ARABIA ................................................................................................................................16 A: WAHHABISM ..........................................................................................................................................18 B: ‘ORIENTAL’ SAUDI ARABIA ...................................................................................................................21 C: CHRONIC AUTOCRACY. ..........................................................................................................................23 D: PRIMORDIAL IDENTITY.....................................................................................................................................Fel! Bokmärket är inte definierat.24 5: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSES ................... FEL! BOKMÄRKET ÄR INTE DEFINIERAT. Malmö University Ahmad Masood Azraq International Relations 780419-9037 Master Thesis May 28 2009 Supervisor: Malena Rosen 3 A: ISLAM AS AN IDEOLOGY..............................................................................................28 B: CITIZENSHIP AND IDENTITY ...............................................................................................................31 C: ORIENTAL PARADOX ..........................................................................................................................32 D: DEMOCRATIZATION ...........................................................................................................................35 6: CONCLUSION................................................................................................................... 39 7: REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................42 A : BOOKS ...............................................................................................................................................42 B: ONLINE BOOKS ..................................................................................................................................43 C: ONLINE JOURNALS.............................................................................................................................43 D: WEBSITES ............................................................................................................................................43