Nationalist Ideologies in Syria: 1970-2000 endeavours to explore the oscillation between different identities and different nationalist ideologies during Hafez Al Assad era in Syria. An exploration of the nationalist ideologies of that era, which are Arab nationalism, Greater Syrian nationalism, Pan-Islamic nationalism, gives us the clues of this oscillation but in a limited sense.In order to grasp the full picture, a fourth category is necessary: "liberal nationalism". The insights of Syrian politically relevant elites exemplify and explain the significance of this fourth category.

Melike Kara Özberk studied international relations and sociology at the Middle East Technical University, Turkey. She is currently a PhD student at EHESS, Paris.