What causes violent conflicts around the Middle East? All too often, the answer is
sectarianism—popularly viewed as a timeless and intractable force that leads religious …

Urban events like 9‐11 and the Arab Spring have deeply marked the first two decades of a
century in which the majority of the world population will live in cities. This essay reviews …

This book explores how, in the wake of the Anthropocene, the growing call for urgent
decarbonisation and accelerated energy transitions might have unintended consequences …

Years of civil war in Lebanon (1975–1990) resulted in considerable destruction in its towns
and cities, with significant impacts on buildings and infrastructure. Notably, the electricity …

In July and August 2015, thousands of Lebanese citizens protested the conspicuous
presence of mounds of garbage on the streets of Beirut and towns of Mount Lebanon. These …

This chapter analyses the forms of mobilisation and politicisation around electricity issues in
Beirut, recognising the centrality of the material and spatial dimensions of the infrastructure …

While the literature is clear that political influence and clientelism characterises the
investment decisions of entrepreneurs and the performance of their firms when governance …

This article studies the relationship between governance and entrepreneurship, with a
specific focus on Lebanon. In Lebanon, fragility and hybridity—manifested in violent conflict …

As part of a reform of the water sector, the first attempt at public–private partnership (PPP) in
Lebanon took place from 2003 to 2007 in the city of Tripoli. A subsidiary of the multinational …

1 Dimanche 10 octobre 2021, de nombreux médias internationaux ont fait des gros titres sur
le blackout complet du réseau électrique public du Liban: plusieurs centrales à court de …