BOOKS
Social Accountability Initiatives in Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon (co-edited volume)
This open access book represents the first extensive exploration of social accountability within the Arab world following the 2011 Arab uprisings. Drawing on insights from development studies, comparative politics, and Middle East studies, the authors explore the evolution of accountability as a governance concept, review theories on social accountability’s role in improving public service delivery, and categorize types of social accountability initiatives, highlighting respective strengths and weaknesses.
Detailed country chapters provide a solid basis for the comparative approach which reveals major variations in meanings of accountability, mobilization strategies, and official responses, rooted in the specific sociopolitical contexts of each country. Moreover, the book analyzes the influence of political and economic elites as well as the nature of popular mobilisation on accountability dynamics in the region. The authors conclude by discerning differences and commonalities across cases and offer recommendations for policymakers, donors, and practitioners seeking to enhance the effectiveness of social accountability initiatives. They address challenges such as the lack of enforcement mechanisms, the difficulty of scaling up initiatives, and the ambiguous effects of international interventions.
This pioneering Pivot fills a significant void in the study of social accountability in the MENA region and provides a compelling framework for future research and policy design, making it an indispensable resource for experts and scholars.
Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon (monograph, single-authored)
Vloeberghs, W. (2016) Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon: Rafiq Hariri and the Politics of Sacred Space in Beirut. Brill.
Staat van beleg (translation, co-authored)
Vloeberghs, W., Nawas, J. & de Betue, T. (2009). Breda: De Geus. [Translation into Dutch of Halat Hisar (State of Siege), a poem by Mahmoud Darwish].
professional, non-academic publication
ARTICLES
Methodological Nationalism in Middle Eastern Studies (2024)
Nabbe, J., Vloeberghs, W., & Kruithof, M. (2024). Mapping methodological nationalism in Middle Eastern studies: Toward a transnational understanding of the 2011 Arab uprisings? Digest of Middle East Studies, 33(1), 26-47.
Social Accountability in Arab MENA (2021)
Vloeberghs, W.P, & Bergh, S.I. (2021). Weapons of discontent? Sketching a research agenda on social accountability in the Arab Middle East and North Africa. ISS Working Paper Nr 671.
OPEN ACCESS TEXT (via International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague)
Publius: The Journal of Federalism (2020)
Vloeberghs, W., Farhat, N. et al (2020). Transforming unitary states into federations: path-dependent construction of political identities in Belgium and Lebanon. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 50, Issue 4, Fall 2020, Pages 593–619.
AUTHOR VERSION | PUBLISHER SITE
Critique internationale (2016)
Vloeberghs, W. (2016). Dynamiques dynastiques au Liban: transmettre le pouvoir politique en famille. Critique internationale, 73(4), 71-93.
AUTHOR VERSION | PUBLISHER SITE
Mediterranean Politics (2012)
Vloeberghs, W. (2012). The Hariri Political Dynasty after the Arab Spring. Mediterranean Politics, 17(2), 241-248.
Confluences Méditerranée (2011)
Vloeberghs, W. (2011). Quand le royaume rayonne: la géopolitique marocaine au prisme du commerce extérieur. Confluences Méditerranée, (3), 157-170.
La Revue Générale (2010)
Vloeberghs, W. & Koutroubas, T. (2010). Ex uno plures: de la diversité de la communauté musulmane. La Revue Générale, 146(3), 9-18.
La Revue Générale (2008)
Vloeberghs, W. & Koutroubas, T. (2008). De l’identité religieuse imputée: l’islam comme appartenance ethnique. La Revue Générale, 143(2), 33-38.
Jadaliyya - 2018 (book review)
Vloeberghs, W. (2018). Spatial politics in Morocco: neoliberal urbanism as authoritarian power. Jadaliyya, 11 December 2018.
Review of: Koenraad Bogaert Globalized authoritarianism: Megaprojects, slums, and class relations in urban Morocco. The University of Minnesota Press, 2018.
Revue Française de Science Politique - 2013 (book review)
Vloeberghs, W. (2013). R. Leenders, Spoils of Truce. Corruption Politics in Lebanon. Revue Française de Science Politique, 63(5), 960-961 (review article).
Review of: Leenders, Reinoud (2012). Spoils of truce. Corruption and State-Building in Postwar Lebanon. Cornell University Press.
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies - 2013 (book review)
Vloeberghs, W. (2013). Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 40(3), (review article)
Review of: Volk, Lucia (2010). Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon. Indiana University Press.
CHAPTERS
Architectural sectarianism in Lebanon (2021)
Vloeberghs, W. (2021). Is there moderation in ostentation? Architectural sectarianism and Lebanese Islamisms (2008-2018). In Batuman, B. (ed.), Cities and Islamisms. On the politics and production of the built environment, Routledge, 994-114.
Décollage du secteur aérien (2015)
Vloeberghs, W. (2015). Décollage du secteur aérien au Maroc: faits et fantaisies d’une impulsion par le haut. Dupret, B., Rhani, Z., Boutaleb, A. & Ferrié, J.N. (eds.), Le Maroc au present: d’une époque à l’autre, une société en mutation, Casablanca, Fondation du Roi Abdul Aziz & Centre Jacques Berque, 945-956.
Worshipping the Martyr President: the darīh of Rafiq Hariri in Beirut (2012)
Vloeberghs, W. (2012). Worshipping the Martyr President: the darīh of Rafiq Hariri in Beirut. Dupret, B., Pierret, T., Pinto, P. G., & Spellman-Poots, K. (Eds.). (2012). Ethnographies of Islam: ritual performances and everyday practices. Edinburgh University Press. 80-92.
The making of a martyr. Forging Rafik Hariri’s symbolic legacy (2012)
Vloeberghs, W. (2012). The making of a martyr. Forging Rafik Hariri’s symbolic legacy. Knudsen, A. & Kerr, M. (eds.). Lebanon after the Cedar Revolution, London, Hurst, 163-183.
The Politics of Sacred Space in Downtown Beirut 1853-2008 (2012)
Vloeberghs, W. (2012). The Politics of Sacred Space in Downtown Beirut (1853-2008). Ababsa, M., Dupret, B., & Dennis, E. (Eds.). Popular Housing and Urban Land Tenure in the Middle East: Case Studies from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. American University in Cairo Press, 137-168.
Démographes sans démographie (2013)
Vloeberghs, W. (2013). Démographes sans démographie. Construire la sociologie d’une communauté scientifique: le cas des démographes libanais. Recueil des Meilleurs Mémoires de l’Institut d’études politiques, (2), Beirut, Presses de l’Université St-Joseph, 9-58.
PUBLISHER’S SITE: https://www.usj.edu.lb/publications/catalogue/my-usjinfo.php?perpubid=2650
The Complex Community Mosaic in Belgium (2011)
Vloeberghs, W., Koutroubas, T., Yanasmayan, Z. & Rihoux, B. (2011). The Complex Community Mosaic in Belgium. Emerson, M. (ed.), Interculturalism. Europe and its Muslims in search of sound societal models, Brussels, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 55-76.
Le patrimoine urbain: instrument de pacification ou mutation de la violence? (2010)
Vloeberghs, W. (2010). Le patrimoine urbain: instrument de pacification ou mutation de la violence? Pellon, G. & Liégeois, M. (eds.), Les organisations régionales européennes et la gestion des conflits. Vers une régionalisation de la sécurité ?, Bruxelles, Peter Lang, 303-316.
Political, religious, and ethnic radicalisation among people of Islamic culture in Belgium of the 2000’s (2009)
Vloeberghs, W., Koutroubas, T. & Yanasmayan, Z. (2009). Political, religious, and ethnic radicalisation among people of Islamic culture in Belgium of the 2000’s. Emerson, M. & Roy, O. (eds.), Ethno-Religious Conflict in Europe. Typologies of Radicalisation in Europe’s Muslim Communities, Brussels, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 51-80.
La Ville Négociée (2009)
Vloeberghs, W. et al (2009). La Ville Négociée. Baduel, P.R. (ed.), La ville et l’urbain dans le monde arabe et en Europe. Acteurs, Organisations et Territoires, Paris, Maisonneuve & Larose – IRMC, 199-217.
BRIEFINGS (POLICY & PRESS)
Frappes occidentales en Syrie (L’Avenir, Belgium)
Arab Citizenship Review - Morocco (EUspring)
Vloeberghs W. & Benkirane Y. (2013). Democracy and Citizenship in North Africa after the Arab Awakening: Challenges for EU and US Foreign Policy (EUSPRING).Arab Citizenship Review (2).
PUBLISHER SITE: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/researchcentres/irs/euspring/publicationsnew/arabcitizenshipreviews1/
La virulente réaction d’Israël à la résolution des Nations Unies (L’Avenir, Belgium)
La virulente réaction d’Israël à la résolution des Nations Unies, L’Avenir, 27 décembre 2016.
professional, non-academic publication
Scheuren in Hariri-imperium (NRC Handelsblad, Netherlands)
Scheuren in Hariri-imperium, NRC Handelsblad, 16 augustus 2016.
professional, non-academic publication
Crise syrienne: Quelles répercussions sur le Liban? (IFRI, France)
Vloeberghs, W. (2012). Crise syrienne: Quelles répercussions sur le Liban?, Institut Français des Relations Internationales (Actuelles de l’IFRI), 16 octobre 2012.
professional, non-academic publication
Liban – Belgique : concours de circonstances électorales. (L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon)
Vloeberghs, W. & Farhat, N. (2009). Liban – Belgique : concours de circonstances électorales. L’Orient Le Jour, 12 juin 2009.
professional, non-academic publication
La journée de tous les dangers (Vers l’avenir)
La journée de tous les dangers, Vers l’avenir, 23 novembre 2007.
professional, non-academic publication
