Ward Vloeberghs
Biographic Data
| ID | 1678970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ward Vloeberghs |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ward |
| FAMILY NAME | Vloeberghs |
| SIGNATURE | VLOEBERGHS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | École de Gouvernance et d'Économie de Rabat |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4203-1425 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transregional Agency and Politics in Defining the ‘Middle East’
The term ‘Middle East’ has been contested ever since its emergence in 1902. Although it has acquired a fairly mainstream delimitation, this conception of the region has largely been shaped by outside (Western) powers. This is problematic because the area thus defined comes with three theoretical flaws that influence our understanding of the region until today: (1) Orientalist sentiments that homogenize or ignore diverse histories; (2) lopsided po…
Mapping methodological nationalism in Middle Eastern studies
This article assesses the prevalence and implications of the research foci methodological nationalism, methodological globalism, and transnationalism in publications regarding the 2011 Arab uprisings. We propose a new typology that contrasts state-centered methodological nationalism with the cosmopolitan lens of methodological globalism as two opposite ends of a spectrum. Transnationalism is conceptualized in between these two, due to its sensiti…
Transforming Unitary States into Federations
The theory of congruence in comparative federalism holds that institutional design will, eventually, reflect societal divisions by transferring central powers to new, autonomous entities. While this model helps to understand why many divided societies adopt federalism, it cannot explain why only certain unitary states transform into federal ones while others do not. We use a historical institutionalism approach to identify the critical junctures …
Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon
In Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon, Ward Vloeberghs explores Rafiq Hariri's patronage and his posthumous legacy to demonstrate how religious architecture becomes a site for power struggles in contemporary Beirut. By tracing the 150 year-long history of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque - Lebanon's principal Sunni mosque - and the subsequent development of the site as a commemoration venue, this account offers a unique illustration of how ar…
Dynamiques dynastiques au Liban
Depuis l’instauration de la démocratie parlementaire libanaise en 1926, le nombre de députés et de ministres issus de dynasties politiques s’est maintenu dans une proportion remarquable. Une classification de ces « familles » sur la base de critères confessionnels n’a pas de sens puisqu’on en trouve dans presque toutes les communautés. Par ailleurs, le politique et l’économique sont souvent corrélés dans la constitution de ces grandes familles : …
Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon
Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon." British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 40(3), pp. 354–355
The Hariri Political Dynasty after the Arab Spring
International audience
Quand le royaume rayonne
En centrant l’enseignement sur les contenus de savoirs, que l’eleve doit acquerir, l’ecole met celui-ci en position d’objet et par la genere l’echec. Pourquoi notre societe refute-t-elle la « revolution copernicienne », qui, le situant au centre du systeme (loi 1989, Lionel Jospin) lui permet d’acceder au desir d’apprendre, et a la construction des savoirs
Transforming Unitary States into Federations
The theory of congruence in comparative federalism holds that institutional design will, eventually, reflect societal divisions by transferring central powers to new, autonomous entities. While this model helps to understand why many divided societies adopt federalism, it cannot explain why only certain unitary states transform into federal ones while others do not. We use a historical institutionalism approach to identify the critical junctures …
The Hariri Political Dynasty after the Arab Spring
International audience
Mapping methodological nationalism in Middle Eastern studies
This article assesses the prevalence and implications of the research foci methodological nationalism, methodological globalism, and transnationalism in publications regarding the 2011 Arab uprisings. We propose a new typology that contrasts state-centered methodological nationalism with the cosmopolitan lens of methodological globalism as two opposite ends of a spectrum. Transnationalism is conceptualized in between these two, due to its sensiti…
Quand le royaume rayonne
En centrant l’enseignement sur les contenus de savoirs, que l’eleve doit acquerir, l’ecole met celui-ci en position d’objet et par la genere l’echec. Pourquoi notre societe refute-t-elle la « revolution copernicienne », qui, le situant au centre du systeme (loi 1989, Lionel Jospin) lui permet d’acceder au desir d’apprendre, et a la construction des savoirs
The Hariri Political Dynasty after the Arab Spring
International audience
Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon
Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon." British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 40(3), pp. 354–355
Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon
In Architecture, Power and Religion in Lebanon, Ward Vloeberghs explores Rafiq Hariri's patronage and his posthumous legacy to demonstrate how religious architecture becomes a site for power struggles in contemporary Beirut. By tracing the 150 year-long history of the Muhammad al-Amin Mosque - Lebanon's principal Sunni mosque - and the subsequent development of the site as a commemoration venue, this account offers a unique illustration of how ar…
Dynamiques dynastiques au Liban
Depuis l’instauration de la démocratie parlementaire libanaise en 1926, le nombre de députés et de ministres issus de dynasties politiques s’est maintenu dans une proportion remarquable. Une classification de ces « familles » sur la base de critères confessionnels n’a pas de sens puisqu’on en trouve dans presque toutes les communautés. Par ailleurs, le politique et l’économique sont souvent corrélés dans la constitution de ces grandes familles : …
Transforming Unitary States into Federations
The theory of congruence in comparative federalism holds that institutional design will, eventually, reflect societal divisions by transferring central powers to new, autonomous entities. While this model helps to understand why many divided societies adopt federalism, it cannot explain why only certain unitary states transform into federal ones while others do not. We use a historical institutionalism approach to identify the critical junctures …
Mapping methodological nationalism in Middle Eastern studies
This article assesses the prevalence and implications of the research foci methodological nationalism, methodological globalism, and transnationalism in publications regarding the 2011 Arab uprisings. We propose a new typology that contrasts state-centered methodological nationalism with the cosmopolitan lens of methodological globalism as two opposite ends of a spectrum. Transnationalism is conceptualized in between these two, due to its sensiti…
Transregional Agency and Politics in Defining the ‘Middle East’
The term ‘Middle East’ has been contested ever since its emergence in 1902. Although it has acquired a fairly mainstream delimitation, this conception of the region has largely been shaped by outside (Western) powers. This is problematic because the area thus defined comes with three theoretical flaws that influence our understanding of the region until today: (1) Orientalist sentiments that homogenize or ignore diverse histories; (2) lopsided po…
Middle East Politics and Society (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (5 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (3 works)