Associate Professor International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Academic staff unit
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- Kortenaerkade 12, 's - Gravenhage
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- I3-16
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- 0704260769
- bergh@iss.nl
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Sylvia I. Bergh (a Swedish national) is Associate Professor in development management and governance at the ISS. She completed her D.Phil. thesis in Development Studies at the University of Oxford in 2008, focusing on decentralisation and local governance in Morocco. Previously, she worked at the World Bank, both in the President's Office in Washington D.C. and in the Morocco Country Office. Her academic background includes a strong focus on the Middle East/North Africa region; having gained a First Class degree in Arabic and International Relations from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 1999, she obtained an M.Phil in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford in 2001. She has extensive consultancy experience, including for UNIFEM (evaluating the Gender Responsive Budgeting Program in Morocco) and Dutch NGOs (on democracy promotion in Morocco).
Sylvia is currently working on an NWO-ICSSR financed research project on 'Service with Accountability: Examining public service characteristics in differing political regimes'. She is in particular focusing on social accountability initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa region, including projects using the Community Score Card methodology in Morocco.
Areas of Interest: Decentralisation and local governance, capacity building and institutional sustainability, participatory approaches to rural development, natural resources management and collective action (water governance in particular), project implementation and evaluation, donor policies and aid harmonisation, migration and developmental impact of remittances. Geographical focus: Morocco, Middle East and North Africa region, Uganda, Suriname, Georgia
- B. Montanari & S.I. Bergh (2019). A gendered analysis of the income generating activities under the Green Morocco Plan: Who profits? Human Ecology, 47 (3), 409-417. doi: 10.1007/s10745-019-00086-8 [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh & S. Ahmadou (2018). Claiming spaces for acts of citizenship: recent experiences of activists in Morocco. In N.A. Butenschøn & R. Meijer (Eds.), The Middle East in Transition: The Centrality of Citizenship (pp. 91-114). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar doi: 10.4337/9781788111133
- S.I. Bergh (2018, juni 7). The Redeployement of State Power in the Southern Mediterranean - Implications for Local Governance. Barcelona, Aula Mediterrània 2017-2018 - Series of lectures held at the European Institue of the Mediterranean (IEMed). [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh (2017). The Politics of Development in Morocco: Local Governance and Participation in North Africa. London: I.B. Tauris
- S. Bergh (2012). Introduction: Researching the effects of neoliberal reforms on local governance in the Southern Mediterranean. Mediterranean Politics, 17 (3), 303-321. doi: 10.1080/13629395.2012.725299
- S. Bergh (2010). Decentralisation and Local Governance in the MENA Region. Med. Mediterranean Yearbook, 2010 (Januari), 253-258.
- S. Bergh (2010). Assessing the Scope for Partnerships Between Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations: Findings from Rural Morocco. International Journal of Public Administration, 33 (12-13), 740-751. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2010.513358
- S. Bergh (2009). Constraints to strengthening public sector accountability through civil society: the case of Morocco. International Journal of Public Policy, 4 (3/4), 344-365.
- S. Bergh (2004). Democratic decentralisation and local participation - A review of some recent research. Development in Practice, 14 (6), 780-790. doi: 10.1080/0961452042000284012
- B. Montanari & S.I. Bergh (2019). A gendered analysis of the income generating activities under the Green Morocco Plan: Who profits? Human Ecology, 47 (3), 409-417. doi: 10.1007/s10745-019-00086-8 [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh & S. Ahmadou (2018). Claiming spaces for acts of citizenship: recent experiences of activists in Morocco. In N.A. Butenschøn & R. Meijer (Eds.), The Middle East in Transition: The Centrality of Citizenship (pp. 91-114). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar doi: 10.4337/9781788111133
- S.I. Bergh (2018, juni 7). The Redeployement of State Power in the Southern Mediterranean - Implications for Local Governance. Barcelona, Aula Mediterrània 2017-2018 - Series of lectures held at the European Institue of the Mediterranean (IEMed). [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh (2017). The Politics of Development in Morocco: Local Governance and Participation in North Africa. London: I.B. Tauris
- S. Bergh (2012). Introduction: Researching the effects of neoliberal reforms on local governance in the Southern Mediterranean. Mediterranean Politics, 17 (3), 303-321. doi: 10.1080/13629395.2012.725299
- S. Bergh (2010). Decentralisation and Local Governance in the MENA Region. Med. Mediterranean Yearbook, 2010 (Januari), 253-258.
- S. Bergh (2010). Assessing the Scope for Partnerships Between Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations: Findings from Rural Morocco. International Journal of Public Administration, 33 (12-13), 740-751. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2010.513358
- S. Bergh (2009). Constraints to strengthening public sector accountability through civil society: the case of Morocco. International Journal of Public Policy, 4 (3/4), 344-365.
- S. Bergh (2004). Democratic decentralisation and local participation - A review of some recent research. Development in Practice, 14 (6), 780-790. doi: 10.1080/0961452042000284012
- B. Montanari & S.I. Bergh (2019). Why women's traditional knowledge matters in the production processes of natural product development: The case of the Green Morocco Plan. Women's Studies International Forum, 77. doi: 10.1016/j.wsif.2019.102275
- B. Montanari & S.I. Bergh (2019). Une analyse genrée des activités génératrices de revenus (AGR) dans le cadre du Plan Maroc vert : à qui profite-t-il ? Maghreb - Machrek, 4 (242), 49-66.
- B. Montanari & S.I. Bergh (2019). A gendered analysis of the income generating activities under the Green Morocco Plan: Who profits? Human Ecology, 47 (3), 409-417. doi: 10.1007/s10745-019-00086-8 [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh (2016). Developing a policy proposal to promote diversity for equality and inclusion at ISS – a view from the diversity taskforce. DevISSues, 18 (1), 4-6.
- C.L.A. Willemse & S.I. Bergh (2016). Struggles over access to the Muslim public sphere: Multiple publics and discourses on agency, belonging and citizenship (Introduction to the Themed Section). Contemporary Islam, 10 (3), 297-309. doi: 10.1007/s11562-016-0367-1
- S.I. Bergh & D. Rossi-Doria (2015). Plus ça Change? Observing the Dynamics of Morocco's ‘Arab Spring’ in the High Atlas. Mediterranean Politics, 20 (2), 198-216. doi: 10.1080/13629395.2015.1033900
- B. Montanari & S. Bergh (2014). The challenges of ‘participatory’ development in a semi-authoritarian context: the case of an essential oil distillation project in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Journal of North African Studies (print), 19 (5), 828-851. doi: 10.1080/13629387.2013.878247
- S. Bergh (2012). `Inclusive¿ Neoliberalism, Local Governance Reforms and the Redeployment of State Power: The Case of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) in Morocco. Mediterranean Politics, 17 (3), 410-426. doi: 10.1080/13629395.2012.725304
- S. Bergh (2012). Introduction: Researching the effects of neoliberal reforms on local governance in the Southern Mediterranean. Mediterranean Politics, 17 (3), 303-321. doi: 10.1080/13629395.2012.725299
- S. Bergh & R. y Namara (2011). Partnerships as entities, agreements, and venues to interact: The case of the Uganda AIDS Commission and the Uganda HIV/AIDS Partnership. Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies, 2 (1), 37-56.
- S. Bergh & M. Jari (2010). Introduction to the Special Journal Issue: Spaces for Change? Decentralization, Participation and Local Governance in the Middle East/North Africa Region. Journal of Economic and Social Research, 12 (1), 1-7.
- S. Bergh (2010). Assessing Local Governance Innovations in Morocco in Light of the Participatory Budgeting Experience in Brazil: The Case of ¿Civil Society¿ Federations (Espaces Associatifs) in Al Haouz Province. Journal of Economic and Social Research, 12 (1), 113-138.
- S. Bergh (2010). Assessing the Scope for Partnerships Between Local Governments and Community-Based Organizations: Findings from Rural Morocco. International Journal of Public Administration, 33 (12-13), 740-751. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2010.513358
- S. Bergh (2010). Decentralisation and Local Governance in the MENA Region. Med. Mediterranean Yearbook, 2010 (Januari), 253-258.
- S. Bergh (2009). Constraints to strengthening public sector accountability through civil society: the case of Morocco. International Journal of Public Policy, 4 (3/4), 344-365.
- S. Bergh (2009). Traditional village councils, modern associations, and the emergence of hybrid political orders in rural Morocco. Peace Review, 21 (1), 45-53. doi: 10.1080/10402650802690060
- S. Bergh (2007). The Western Sahara Conflict: Fresh Perspectives (review essay). International Peacekeeping, 14 (5), 662-669. doi: 10.1080/13533310701780290
- S. Pellissery & S. Bergh (2007). Adapting the Capability Approach to Explain the Effects of Participatory Development Programs: Case Studies from India and Morocco. Journal of Human Development, 8 (2), 283-302. doi: 10.1080/14649880701371174
- S. Bergh (2006). Les rapports entre la dégradation des ressources naturelles et l'exode rural: le cas du Maroc [French summary of conference paper in English]. Revue Marocaine d'Etudes Internationales, 14, 129-132.
- S. Bergh (2004). Democratic decentralisation and local participation - A review of some recent research. Development in Practice, 14 (6), 780-790. doi: 10.1080/0961452042000284012
- S.I. Bergh (2010). Interview with Celia M. Reyes: Local Philippine governments tackle gender inequality: To know is to be empowered. Capacity.org, 40 (August), 8-9.
- S.I. Bergh (2017). The Politics of Development in Morocco: Local Governance and Participation in North Africa. London: I.B. Tauris
- S.I. Bergh (2019). Social accountability, citizenship, and social protection in the MENA region: Exploring the linkages. In R. Jawad, N. Jones & M. Messkoub (Eds.), Social policy in the Middle East and North Africa: The New Social Protection Paradigm and Universal Coverage (pp. 220-242). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh & S. Ahmadou (2018). Claiming spaces for acts of citizenship: recent experiences of activists in Morocco. In N.A. Butenschøn & R. Meijer (Eds.), The Middle East in Transition: The Centrality of Citizenship (pp. 91-114). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar doi: 10.4337/9781788111133
- K. Biekart & S.I. Bergh (2016). Can consultants be civic innovators? Exploring their roles as auditors and allies. In K. Biekart, W. Harcourt & P. Knorringa (Eds.), Exploring Civic Innovation for Social and Economic Transformation (Routledge Studies in Development Economics) (pp. 67-86). Abington, UK: Routledge
- A. Tandian & S.I. Bergh (2014). From temporary work in agriculture to irregular status in domestic service: the transition and experiences of Senegalese migrant women in Spain. In T-D. Truong, D. Gasper, J. Handmaker & S. Bergh (Eds.), Migration, gender and social justice: perspectives on human insecurity (Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 9) (pp. 47-68). Heidelberg: Springer
- S. Bergh & A. Tandian (2013). From Temporary Work in Agriculture to Irregular Status in Domestic Service: The Transition and Experiences of Senegalese Migrant Women in Spain. In T Truong, D. Gasper, J. Handmaker & S. Bergh (Eds.), Migration, Gender and Social Justice: Perspectives on Human Security (pp. 47-67). Berlin: Springer
- S. Bergh (2012). Governance Reforms in Morocco - Beyond Electoral Authoritarianism? In A. Kadhim (Ed.), Governance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Handbook. London: Routledge
- S. Bergh (2010). Morocco case study. In A. van de Pas, S. Rottenberg & K. Hassan (Eds.), Beyond Orthodox Approaches: Assessing Opportunities for Democracy Support in the Middle East and North Africa (pp. 17-27). The Hague: NIMD / Hivos
- S. Bergh (2008). Middle East and North Africa Region: Case Study Morocco. In Globalisation and economic success: policy lessons for developing countries (pp. 356-392). Johannesburg: The Brenthurst Foundation, E. Oppenheimer & Son
- T. Truong, D. Gasper, J.D. Handmaker & S. Bergh (Ed.). (2014). Migration, Gender and Social Justice: Perspectives on Human Insecurity (Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace, 9). Heidelberg: Springer doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-28012-2
- S. Bergh (Ed.). (2013). The Redeployment of State Power in the Southern Mediterranean: Implications of Neoliberal Reforms for Local Governance (A special issue of Mediterranean Politics). London and New York: Routledge
- S.I. Bergh (2020). Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco: Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization [Bespreking van het boek Local Politics in Jordan and Morocco: Strategies of Centralization and Decentralization]. International Journal of Middle East Studies, 52(3), 590-592. doi: 10.1017/S0020743820000446
- S.I. Bergh (2015). Book review of "Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics" by S. Deneulin. [Bespreking van het boek Wellbeing, Justice and Development Ethics]. European Journal of Development Research, 27(4), 627-629. doi: 10.1057/ejdr.2015.19
- S. Bergh (2013). Empowered Participation or Political Manipulation? State, Civil Society and Social Funds in Egypt and Bolivia by Rabab El-Mahdi [Bespreking van het boek Empowered Participation or Political Manipulation? State, Civil Society and Social Funds in Egypt and Bolivia by Rabab El-Mahdi]. Development in Practice, 23(1), 152-153. doi: 10.1080/09614524.2013.753032
- S. Bergh (2011). Anne-Meike Fechter and Heather Hindman (eds): Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers. The Challenges and Futures of Aidland [Bespreking van het boek Inside the Everyday Lives of Development Workers. The Challenges and Futures of Aidland]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 23(2), 532-534. doi: 10.1007/s11266-011-9224-2
- S. Bergh (2011). Sue Kenny and Matthew Clarke (eds.) (2010): Challenging Capacity Building: Comparative Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan [Bespreking van het boek Sue Kenny and Matthew Clarke (eds.) (2010): Challenging Capacity Building: Comparative Perspectives.]. Development in Practice, 21(3), 445-446.
- S. Bergh (2010). Jenny Pearce (ed.): Participation and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century City. [Bespreking van het boek Participation and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century City]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 22(3), 550-551. doi: 10.1007/s11266-010-9168-y
- S. Bergh (2010). Roland Brake and Ulrich Deller (eds): Community Development - A European Challenge. [Bespreking van het boek Community Development - A European Challenge]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 21(4), 631-632. doi: 10.1007/s11266-010-9150-8
- S. Bergh (2010). Book review of ''Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space, and Global Modernity'' ed. by Singerman, D [Bespreking van het boek Cairo Contested: Governance, Urban Space, and Global Modernity]. Review of Middle East Studies, 44(2), 258-259.
- S. Bergh (2010). Sadhvi Dar and Bill Cooke (eds), The New Development Management: Critiquing the Dual Modernization. [Bespreking van het boek The New Development Management: Critiquing the Dual Modernization]. Development and Change, 41(1), 179-180.
- S. Bergh (2009). Duncan Green, From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States can Change the World. [Bespreking van het boek From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and Effective States can Change the World]. Development and Change, 40(4), 806-807. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01580.x
- S. Bergh (2009). Andrea Liverani, Civil Society in Algeria: The Political Functions of Associational Life. [Bespreking van het boek Civil Society in Algeria: The Political Functions of Associational Life]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 20(3), 316-317. doi: 10.1007/s11266-009-9092-1
- S. Bergh (2008). Book Review of "Political Life in Cairo's New Quarters: Encountering the Everyday State" by S. Ismail. [Bespreking van het boek Political Life in Cairo's New Quarters: Encountering the Everyday State (S. Ismail (2006 ed.. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press; review available at : http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/cgi/showme.cgi?keycode=3034)]. Anthropology Review Database.
- S. Bergh (2008). Book Review of Africa and Development Challenges in the New Millennium: The NEPAD Debate (By J.O. Adesina Y. Graham, and A. Olukoshi (eds.) (2006). London and New York: Zed Books, Pretoria: UNISA Press, in association with CODESRIA, Dakar). [Bespreking van het boek Africa and Development Challenges in the New Millennium: The NEPAD Debate (By J.O. Adesina Y. Graham, and A. Olukoshi (eds.) (2006). London and New York: Zed Books, Pretoria: UNISA]. Journal of International Development, 20(3), 403-404. doi: 10.1002/jid.1457
- S. Bergh (2007). Book Review of "The Management of Non-Governmental Development Organizations" by D. Lewis [Bespreking van het boek The Management of Non-Governmental Development Organizations; 2nd ed.]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 18(3), 308-309.
- S. Bergh (2004). Book Review of "Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises" by R. Paton (ed.) [Bespreking van het boek Managing and Measuring Social Enterprises]. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 15(2), 213-214.
- S. Bergh (2004). Book Review of "A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe" (B M. Garc Arenal and G. Wiegers eds., Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe" (B M. Garc¿Arenal and G. Wiegers eds., Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003)]. Canadian Journal of History, 39, 118-120.
- S.I. Bergh & C.L.A. Willemse (Eds.). (2016-2016) Contemporary Islam, 10(3).
- S. Bergh (Ed.). (2013-2012) Mediterranean Politics, 17(3).
- S.I. Bergh (2020). Morocco’s Decentralization Experience, in: The Dynamics of Decentralization in the MENA: Processes, Outcomes, and Obstacles. (Preprints, The Program on Governance and Local Development (GLD) Working Paper, no 31). : The Program on Governance and Local Development (GLD), Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- S.I. Bergh (2020). Building a Euro-Mediterranean Partnership with, not for, Cities. (Extern rapport, CIDOB briefings, no 24). Barcelona: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
- P. Milabyo Kyamusugulwa, D. Hilhorst & S.I. Bergh (2019). The importance of gender norms in promoting social accountability for women in DRC: Lessons for policy-makers. SLRC Policy Paper 2. (Extern rapport, Policy Paper, no 2). London: Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium (SLRC) and Overseas Development Institute (ODI) [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh (2016). Public sector governance reforms and ‘advanced regionalization’ in Morocco: What role for the European Union? (Preprints, EUI-RSCAS Working Papers, no 56). : European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, BORDERLANDS Project
- K. Johnson, B. Evers, A. Engelhardt, F. Watkins, S. Bergh & Y. Belal (2009). Evaluation report: UNIFEM's work on gender-responsive budgeting: Gender-responsive budgeting programme: Morocco. (Extern rapport). New York: UNIFEM
- S. Bergh (2005). Explaining slow economic growth and poor social development indicators: The case of Morocco (published in The Oxford Council on Good Governance, April 2005; available at http://www.oxfordgovernance.org/fileadmin/Publications/EPP_05-06.pdf). (Preprints, OCGG Economy Publications, no 7). Oxford, UK: Oxford Council on Good Governance (OCGG)
- D.J.M. Hilhorst, P.M. Kyamusugulwa & S.I. Bergh (2019). Pathways to women’s empowerment: Navigating the hybrid social order in eastern DRC. (Extern rapport, Working Paper, no 76). London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
- S.I. Bergh (2020, november 16). Decentralisatie: hét antwoord op de Arabische Lente? in: Dossier: 10 jaar na de Arabische Lente. . Retrieved Jan 22, 2021, from https://spectator.clingendael.org/nl/publicatie/decentralisatie-het-antwoord-op-de-arabische-lente
- S. BerghVideo review of ''Water First: Reaching the Millennium Development Goals'' / Amy Hart (2008). . Retrieved Sep 09, 2010, from http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/cgi/showme.cgi?keycode=3361
- S. Bergh (2006, oktober 3). Alice Cherki. Frantz Fanon: A Portrait (Book review). . Retrieved Dec 01, 2011, from http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=12424
- S.I. Bergh (2018, juni 7). The Redeployement of State Power in the Southern Mediterranean - Implications for Local Governance. Barcelona, Aula Mediterrània 2017-2018 - Series of lectures held at the European Institue of the Mediterranean (IEMed). [go to publisher's site]
- S.I. Bergh (2015, juni 15). Decentralisation and regional inequalities – evidence from The Netherlands and Morocco. Tunis, Seminar 'Quelle réforme de la gouvernance publique pour un développement local et regional meilleur?’.
- S.I. Bergh & K. Biekart (2015, maart 19). Can (Evaluation) Consultants be Civic Innovators? Exploring the Shift from Auditors to Allies. Wageningen (Netherlands), Conference on Monitoring and Evaluation for Responsible Innovation, at Wageningen University.
- S.I. Bergh & D. Rossi-Doria (2014, juni 23). Plus ça change? Observing the Dynamics of Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ in the High Atlas. Bonn, 14th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI).
- S.I. Bergh & D. Rossi-Doria (2014, april 6). Plus ça change? Observing the Dynamics of Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ in the High Atlas. Amman, Jordan, International conference on ‘Bringing People Back In Politics: the Role of Civil Society, Organizations and Political Parties in a Post-‘Arab Spring’ Context'.
- S.I. Bergh (2014, februari 20). Research and Policy Influence: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Policy. Rabat, Morocco, Workshop on ‘Strengthening Research Capacities and Networks for Social Policy in the Middle East and North African (MENA) Region'.
- S.I. Bergh (2013, november 18). Decentralisation and local governance in the Euromed region. Brussels, Belgium, Meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM – launched by the EU’s Committee of the Regions).
- S.I. Bergh (2013, september 12). Social movements in Morocco and the 2011 Constitution: Assessing the Linkages. Florence, Italy, 4th conference of the GDRI-DREEM on ‘Evaluation of Economic Policies and Institutional Changes in Mediterranean Countries'.
- S.I. Bergh (2011, december 1). The National Human Development Initiative in Morocco: Some implications for local governance. Washington D.C., USA, Middle East Studies Association Annual Meeting.
- S.I. Bergh (2011, april 6). Undermining the potential for representative democracy in the name of “participatory democracy”? The case of the National Initiative for Human Development and regime stability in Morocco. Florence, Italy, Twelfth Mediterranean Research Meeting.
- S. Bergh (2009). Participation and decentralisation in the World Bank¿s `Good Governance¿ Agenda ¿ some unintended consequences for local governance in Morocco. 5th (Post-) Doctoral Workshop on the World Bank: Washington DC (2009, april 27).
- S. Bergh (2009). The 2009 Municipal Elections in Morocco: Some observations on the interplay between formal and informal institutions in a rural area. Middle East Studies Association (MESA) Annual Meeting 2009: Boston (2009, november 24).
- S. Bergh (2009). Local Co-Governance Innovations in Morocco and Brazil - some Insights from a Comparative Analysis. Presented at the workshop entitled ‘Spaces for Change? Decentralization, participation, and local governance in MENA’, held at the Tenth Mediterranean Research Meeting: Florence, Italy (2009, maart 25 - 2009, maart 28).
- S. Bergh (2008). What are the conditions for Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) at the local level in rural Morocco? (Paper presented at the International Conference on Decentralization, Local Power and Womens Rights: Global trends in participation, representation and access to public services, organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Mexico City, 18-21 November 2008).
- S. Bergh (2008). The emergence of hybrid political orders as a result of government and donor policies – The case of ''civil'' and ''political'' societies in rural Morocco. Global Conference of the International Peace Research Organization (IPRA): Leuven, Belgium (2008, juli 15 - 2008, juli 19).
- S. Bergh (2008). Decentralisation reforms and participatory approaches to rural development: Implications for local governance in Morocco (Paper presented at ISS Development Research Seminar, 27 February 2008).
- S. Bergh (2008). Can there be a developmental state in Morocco? Finding the right balance between autonomy and embeddedness (Paper presented at the 58th Political Studies Association Annual Conference on Democracy, Governance and Conflict: Dilemmas of Theory and Practice, Swansea University, UK, 1 - 3 April 2008; Paper available at: http://www.psa.ac.uk/2008/pps/Bergh.pdf). 58th Political Studies Association Annual Conference on Democracy, Governance and Conflict: Dilemmas of Theory and Practice: .
- S. Bergh (2008). Decentralisation reforms and participatory approaches to rural development: Implications for local governance in Morocco' (Paper presented at the School of Economics, University of Nottingham, Development Economics Seminar, 21 May 2008).
- S. Bergh (2008). Assessing the scope for partnerships between local governments and civil society: lessons from Morocco (Paper presented at the European Group of Public Administration (EGPA) Annual Conference on Innovation in the Public Sector, as part of the panel organized by the EGPA Study Group on Local Governance and Democracy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, September 3-6 2008; Paper available at: http://www.eur.nl/fileadmin/ASSETS/fsw/Tufan/EGPA2008/Papers/PSG4/Bergh.pdf).
- S. Bergh (2008). Invited to contribute a session entitled 'Decentralisation et approches participatives au Maroc: quelles implications pour la gouvernance locale?' to the course 88/06 'Decentralisation rurale et gouvernance locale', organised by Wageningen International and The Royal Tropical Institute, Wageningen (NL), 12 September 2008).
- S. Bergh (2008). Policy Incoherence in the 'Good Governance' Agenda: the Case of Decentralisation and Community-based Development in Morocco. 12th EADI General Conference on ''Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The need for Policy Coherence and new Partnerships": Geneva (2008, juni 24 - 2008, juni 28).
- S. Bergh (2007). Assessing the potential for synergies between decentralization and participatory development projects: the case of Morocco (Paper presented at the conference on "Making Institutions Work for the Poor? Annual Conference of the Norwegian Association for Development Research" organised by Chr. Michelsen Institute and Norwegian Association for Development Research (NFU) Bergen, Norway on 5-7 November 2007).
- S. Bergh (2007). Public administration capacity to implement 'participatory' development policy: Evidence from Morocco (Paper presented at the conference on "European Conference on African Studies: African Alternatives: Initiative and Creativity beyond Current Constraints organised by Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies (AEGIS) African Studies Centre Leiden on 11 - 14 July 2007).
- S. Bergh (2007). Overcoming Tensions in Local Development: the Scope for Synergies between Decentralization and Participatory Approaches in the Case of Morocco (Paper presented at the conference on "Development Dialogue 2007: Development and its Discontents" organised by Institute of Social Studies The Hague on 4 July 2007).
- S. Bergh & S. Pellissery (2006). Participation discourse as the bridge between individual freedom and group rights: Comparative experiences from development projects in India and North Africa. Paper presented at the 2006 International Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association: Groningen (2006, augustus 29 - 2006, september 1).
- S. Bergh (2006). Conceptual Issues in Capacity Building: A Case Study on Local Government and Village Associations in Morocco. Paper presented at the 4th Development Dialogue at the Institute of Social Studies on "Capacity Building in Practice: Does It Really Matter for Development?'': The Hague (2006, juni 9).
- S. Bergh (2006). Theory-Based Evaluation of Institutional Sustainability in “Participatory” Development Projects – A Case Study from Morocco. Paper presented at the EASY-ECO Conference on ''Improving the Quality of Sustainable Development Projects'': Saarbrücken (2006, oktober 12 - 2006, oktober 14).
- S. Bergh (2006). Morocco Case Study (Paper on the Moroccan economy and implications for Africa). Conference "Globalisation and Economic Success: Policy Options for Africa" (invited and sponsored by the Brenthurst Foundation, South Africa): Cairo (2006, november 13 - 2006, november 14).
- S.I. Bergh (2019). Community Score Cards: A tool to improve education service delivery?
- S.I. Bergh (2018). The redeployment of state power in the Southern Mediterranean: Implications for local governance. Interview on the topic of the invited lecture as part of the Aula Mediterrània Lecture Series 2017-2018: Barcelona.
- S.I. Bergh (2016). Interview with Sigrid Kaag, United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon. Opening Congress, EFR Business Week 2016: Rotterdam (2016, maart 30).
- S.I. Bergh (2011). Interview on the Arab Spring (‘Arabische opstand’).
- M. Shalaby & S.I. Bergh (2020). Power to the People? The Right to Information Law in Morocco. (blog). Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Sada online journal. (available: 30 Sep 2020).
- M. Shalaby & S.I. Bergh (2020). Power to the People? The Right to Information Law in Morocco. (blog). BLISS - ISS blog on Global Development and Social Justice. (available: 16 Oct 2020).
- L.J. Pegler & S.I. Bergh (2015). Empowering small scale farmers in Brazil and Morocco: what role for the state? (blog). EUR-ISS-CIRI. (available: 9 Feb 2015).
The Hague Unviersity of Applied Sciences HHS
- Start date approval
- Sep/2020
- End date approval
- Sep/2023
- Place
- THE HAGUE
- Description
- employment next to my part-time EUR appointment
Global Poverty, Local Solutions
- Title
- Global Poverty, Local Solutions
- Year
- 2020
General Information
- Title
- General Information
- Year
- 2020
4392 GDP: Working towards the RP
- Title
- 4392 GDP: Working towards the RP
- Year
- 2020
3105 Research Paper Preparation
- Title
- 3105 Research Paper Preparation
- Year
- 2020
5401 Research Paper
- Title
- 5401 Research Paper
- Year
- 2020
Major GDP
- Title
- Major GDP
- Year
- 2020
4152 Development Policies and Practice
- Title
- 4152 Development Policies and Practice
- Year
- 2020
Board of Examiners
- Title
- Board of Examiners
- Year
- 2020
SpringerPlus
- Additional Information
- Social Sciences section
- Role
- Member Editorial Board
- Start date approval
- Feb/2015
- End date approval
- Jun/2016
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Community Development Journal
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Democratization
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Development and Change
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal of Development Studies
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Forum for Development Studies
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Gender, Technology and Development
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Human Resources For Health
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
ISS Working Paper
- Additional Information
- Since January 2014, I am the editor for the Civic Innovation Research Initiative (CIRI) working paper series that is published as part of the ISS Working Paper Series.
- Role
- Editor Series
European Journal of Development Research
- Role
- Member Editorial Board
- Start date approval
- Jan/2016
Cogent Social Sciences
- Additional Information
- Member of the inaugural editorial advisory board of the Geography, Planning & Development section of Cogent Social Sciences, published by Taylor & Francis
- Role
- Member Editorial Board
- Start date approval
- Feb/2015
- End date approval
- Oct/2016
Journal of Social Policy
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Public Management Review (online)
- Role
- Ad Hoc Reviewer
Mediterranean Politics
- Role
- Member International Editorial Advisory Board
- Start date approval
- Sep/2016
Associate Professor
- University
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- School
- International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
- Department
- Academic staff unit
- Telephone
- 0704260769