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Prof.Dr. Wil Hout

Prof.Dr. Wil Hout

States, Societies and World Development (SG2)

International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

Erasmus University Rotterdam

 

Professor of Governance and International Political Economy

 

T: +31 70 4260523

E: hout@remove-this.iss.nl

Room: 3.29

Personal website: http://www.iss.nl/iss_faculty/profiel_metis/1100498/


 

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Professional experience

Present position
Professor of Governance and International Political Economy
University Erasmus University Rotterdam
School International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Department States, Societies and World Development (SG2)
Url http://nl.linkedin.com/in/wilhout
City The Hague
Country The Netherlands
   

Research

Wil Hout's research interests relate to international relations, development assistance and issues of ("good") governance. He has further done research on the state oil company of Suriname. He is the author of Capitalism and the Third World (Edward Elgar, 1993), The Politics of Aid Selectivity (Routledge, 2007) and (co-)editor of six volumes and special issues, most recently of EU Strategies on Governance Reform: Between Development and State-building (Routledge, 2012). Together with Caroline Hughes, Jane Hutchison, Richard Robison and Ian Wilson (all at the Asia Research Centre of Murdoch University, Western Australia), he is working on a monograph on the political economy of development assistance. He has published articles in, among others, the European Journal of International Relations, Development and Change, the Journal of Development Studies, Third World Quarterly, Critical Asian Studies and Acta Politica: International Journal of Political Science. Recent journal articles and chapters are: "The Anti-Politics of Development: Donor Agencies and the Political Economy of Governance", Third World Quarterly 33, 3 (2012): 429-46; “'Confidence in our own Abilities': Suriname’s State Oil Company as a Pocket of Effectiveness", in: Michael Roll (ed.), Pockets of Effectiveness: Selective State Performance and Reform in Developing Countries (London: Routledge, forthcoming 2012); and "EU Statebuilding through Good Governance", in: David Chandler and Timothy D. Sisk (eds), International Statebuilding: Concepts, Themes and Practices (London: Routledge, forthcoming 2012). Previously, he held positions as (senior) lecturer and associate professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Universities of Leiden and Nijmegen, and was a visiting fellow at the University of Sheffield, UK, Johns Hopkins University, USA, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, and Central University of Iowa, USA. In 2009, he was a Distinguished Research Fellow of the Innovative Universities European Union Centre, Australia.

ISS: Individual Research SGII
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Publications

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Article (31)
  • Hout, W. (2012). The Anti-Politics of Development: donor agencies and the political economy of governance. Third World Quarterly, 33(3), 405-422.
  • Hout, W., Kifordu, H.A. & Goulart, P.V.V. da silva (2011). Governance, conflict and dispute resolution : introduction. The Open Area Studies Journal, 4, 14-15.
  • Hout, W. (2010). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragiles States. Third World Quarterly, 31(1), 141-157.
  • Hout, W. (2010). Governance and Development: Changing EU Policies. Third World Quarterly, 31(1), 1-12.
  • Hout, W. (2007). Development under Patrimonial Conditions: Surinames State Oil Company as a Development Agent. Journal of Development Studies, 43(8), 1333-1352.
  • Hout, W. (2006). Playing the Only Game in Town? European Social Democracy and Neo-liberal Globalisation. Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft (International Politics and Society), 2, 18.
  • Hout, W. (2005). "Bouwen op eigen kunnen": Staatsolie als motor van ontwikkeling in Suriname. Oso: Tijdschrift voor Surinamistiek, 24(2), 246-262.
  • Hout, W. (2004). Political Regimes and Development Assistance: The Political Economy of Aid Selectivity. Critical Asian Studies, 36(4), 519-613.
  • Hout, W. (2002). Good Governance and Aid: Selectivity Criteria in Development Assistance. Development and Change, 33(3), 511-527.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Good Governance en de 17 van Herfkens. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 85(4328), 784-786.
  • Hout, W., Rood, J. & Ho, M. (2000). De Internationale Politieke Economie als Discipline: Een Inleiding of het Thema. Vrede en Veiligheid: Tijdschrift voor Internationale Vraagstukken, 29(2), 178-210.
  • Hout, W., Rood, J. & Ho, M. (2000). Internationale Politieke Economie. Vrede en Veiligheid: Tijdschrift voor Internationale Vraagstukken, 29(2), 139.
  • Hout, W. (1999). Globalisering en Global Governance. Filosofie in Bedrijf, 9(2), 67-77.
  • Hout, W. (1997). ¿Nederland en de internationalisering: Aanpassing onder druk?¿ [¿The Netherlands and Internationalisation: Adjustment under Pressure?¿]. Internationale Spectator, 51(10).
  • Hout, W. (1996). ¿Globalization, Regionalization and Regionalism: A Survey of Contemporary Literature¿. Acta Politica, 31(2).
  • Hout, W. (1996). ¿Culture and the Problematic of Region: Southeast Asia¿, in: ¿The Forum: International Relations Theory and the New World Order¿, Mershon International Studies Review (Supplement to the International Studies Quarterly) Supplement 2. International Studies Quarterly, 40, 343.
  • Hout, W. (1996). 'Structures in the International Political Economy: World System Theory and Unequal Development¿. European Journal of International Relations, 2(1).
  • Hout, W. (1996). ¿Het ¿nieuwe regionalisme¿: Mythe of werkelijkheid?¿ [¿The ¿New Regionalim¿: Myth or Reality?¿]. Internationale Spectator, 50(5).
  • Hout, W. (1996). ¿Development Strategies and Economic Performance in Third World Countries, 1965-92¿. Third World Quarterly, 17(4).
  • Hout, W. (1995). ¿Ontwikkelingslanden in het wereldsysteem: Een kwantitatieve analyse¿ [¿Developing Countries in the World System: A Quantitative Analysis¿]. Mens en Maatschappij, 70(2).
  • Hout, W. & R.B., Andeweg (1993). ¿Sleutelen aan het systeem: Institutionele vernieuwingsvoorstellen in de Nederlandse politiek¿ [¿Reforming the System: Proposals for Institutional Change in Dutch Politics]. Acta Politica, 28(3).
  • Hout, W. (1992). ¿Centres and Peripheries: An Assessment of the Contribution of Dependency and World System Theories to the Study of International Relations¿. Acta Politica, 27(1).
  • Hout, W. & H., Lieshout R. (1992). ¿Editors¿ Introduction¿. Acta Politica, 27(1).
  • Hout, W. (1991). ¿European Development Aid: A Cross-National Analysis of Competing Explanations¿. Acta Politica, 26(4).
  • Hout, W. (1991). ¿Naar een politieke economie van de Europese integratie?¿ [¿Towards a Political Economy of European Integration?¿]. Acta Politica, 26(2).
  • Hout, W. (1988). ¿Rectification, Exploitation and the Third World: A Critique'. Acta Politica, 23(4).
  • Hout, W. (1986). ¿¿Drinking Rum and Coca-Cola...¿ De Verenigde Staten, Midden-Amerika en het Cara¿sch gebied¿ [¿¿Drinking Rum and Coca-Cola...¿ The United States, Central America and the Caribbean¿]. Transaktie, 15(3).
  • Hout, W. (1985). Kwantitatief onderzoek en oorzaken van oorlog: Een evaluatie van de grote projecten¿ [¿Quantitative Research and the Causes of War: An Evaluation of the Grand Projects¿]. Transaktie, 14(3).
  • Hout, W. (1985). ¿Frank en vrij in het zuiden? Een poging tot toetsing van de dependenciatheorie van Andre Gunder Frank¿ [Frank and the Freedom of the South: An Attempt at Testing Andre Gunder Frank¿s Dependency Theory¿]. Acta Politica, 20(1).
  • Hout, W. (1985). ¿Economie en oorlog¿ [¿Economics and Warfare¿]. Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 70(3502).
  • Roos, W.A.A.M. de & Hout, W. (1983). Arbeidstijdverkorting en de rol van de overheid (Labour Time Reduction and the Role of the Government). Economisch-Statistische Berichten, 68(3422), 812-817.
Book / Monograph / Book editorial (8)
  • Hout, W. (2013). EU Strategies on Governance Reform: Between Development and State-building (ThirdWorlds). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. & Robison, R. (2009). Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development (Routledge/GARNET Series: Europe in the World). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. (2007). EU Development Policy and Poverty Reduction: Enhancing Effectiveness. Aldershot/Brookfield: Ashgate.
  • Hout, W. (2007). The Politics of Aid Selectivity: Good Governance Criteria in U.S., World Bank and Dutch Foreign Assistance. London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Instituties en Ontwikkeling (Report for the Scientific Council for Government Policy, published as part of WRR: Ontwikkelingsbeleid en Goed Bestuur, Reports to the Government, no. 58). The Hague: SDU Uitgevers.
  • Grugel, J. & Hout, W. (1999). Regionalism Across the North-South Divide: State Strategies and Globalization. London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. & Ho, Monika Sie Dhian (1997). Aanpassing onder druk? Nederland en de gevolgen van de internationalisering [Adjustment under Pressure? The Netherlands and the Effects of Internationalisation]. Assen: Van Gorcum.
  • Hout, W. & Pellikaan, Huib (1995). Leren van onderzoek: Het onderzoeksproces en methodologische problemen in de sociale wetenschappen [Learning from Research: The Research Process and Methodological Problems in the Social Sciences]. Meppel: Boom.
Part of book - Chapter (28)
  • Hout, W. (2013). Governance and Development: Changing EU Policies. In W. Hout (Ed.), EU Strategies on Governance Reform: Between Development and State-building (ThirdWorlds) (pp. 1-12). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. (2013). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragile States. In W. Hout (Ed.), EU Strategies on Governance Reform: Between Development and State-building (ThirdWorlds) (pp. 139-156). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. (2009). Development and Governance: An Uneasy Relationship. In W. Hout & R. Robison (Eds.), Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development (pp. 29-43). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. & Robison, R. (2009). Conclusion: Where to Now? The End of ¿Good Governance¿ as a Policy Agenda. In W. Hout & R. Robison (Eds.), Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development (Routledge/GARNET Series: Europe in the World) (pp. 197-199). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. & Robison, R. (2009). Development and the Politics of Governance: Framework for Analysis. In W. Hout & R. Robison (Eds.), Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development (Routledge/GARNET Series: Europe in the World) (pp. 1-11). London: Routledge.
  • Hout, W. (2007). EU Development Policy and Poverty Reduction: Conclusions and Recommendations. In EU development policy and poverty reduction : enhancing effectiveness (pp. 199-205). Aldershot/Brookfield: Ashgate.
  • Hout, W. (2007). Development Cooperation, Poverty Reduction and the European Union. In EU development policy and poverty reduction : enhancing effectiveness (pp. 13). Aldershot/Brookfield: Ashgate.
  • Hout, W. (2007). The Netherlands and Aid Selectivity, 1998-2005: The Vicissitudes of a Policy Concept. In (pp. 146-170) Assen: Van Gorcum.
  • Hout, W. (2006). Political Regimes and Development Assistance: The Political Economy of Aid Selectivity. In (pp. 202-223) London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. (2006). European Social Democracy and the Neo-liberal Global Agenda: A Resurgent Influence or Capitulation? In - (pp. 216-233). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Hout, W. (2005). Parliaments, Politics, and Governance: African Democracies in Comparative Perspective. In M.A. Mohamed Salih (Ed.), African Parliaments: Between Goverance and Government (pp. 25-47). New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Hout, W. (2004). Good Governance and Aid: Selectivity Criteria in Development Assistance. In (pp. 143-160) Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Hout, W. (2004). A Global Economy, Polycentric World, or System of Nation-States? In - (pp. 19-38). London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. (2003). Political Parties and Governance. In African political parties : evolution, institutionalism and governance (pp. 259-274). London: Pluto Press.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Internationale Betrekkingen in de Informatiesamenleving. In (pp. 79-92) The Hague: SDU Uitgevers.
  • Hout, W. (2000). Europe and Internationalization: Introduction. In (pp. 85-87) Aldershot/Brookfield: Ashgate.
  • Hout, W. (1999). Theories of International Relations and the New Regionalism. In (pp. 14-28) London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. & Grugel, J. (1999). Regionalism across the North-South Divide. In (pp. 169-177) London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. & Lieshout, R. H. (1999). The Limits of Theory: Detecting Contemporary Global Change and Predicting the Future of the States System. In (pp. 43-70) Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
  • Grugel, J. & Hout, W. (1999). Regions, Regionalism and the South. In (pp. 3-13) London: Routledge Books.
  • Hout, W. (1998). ¿De positie van ontwikkelingslanden sinds 1960¿ [¿The Position of Developing Countries Since 1960¿), in: Eelke de Jong (ed.), Naar gelijkwaardige partners?! Aanzetten tot een christelijk ge¿pireerde visie op de positie van arme landen [Toward Equal Partnership?! Elements for a Chritian-inspired View of the Position of Poor Countries]. In Assen: Van Gorcum.
  • Hout, W. (1998). ¿Inleiding¿ [¿Introduction¿], in: Huib Pellikaan and Wil Hout (eds.), Economische modellen en politieke besluitvorming: Inleiding in de rationele-keuzetheorie [Economic Models and Political Decision-making: An Introduction to Rational Choice Theory]. In Bussum: Coutinho.
  • Hout, W. & D., Ho M. S. (1997). ¿Feiten over internationalisering¿ [¿Facts about Internationalisation¿], in: Wil Hout and Monika Sie Dhian Ho (eds.), Aanpassing onder druk? Nederland en de gevolgen van de internationalisering [Adjustment under Pressure? The Netherlands and the Effects of Internationalisation]. In Assen: Van Gorcum.
  • Hout, W. (1995). ¿Onderzoek van de internationale betrekkingen¿ [¿Research in International Relations¿], in: Wil Hout and Huib Pellikaan (eds.), Leren van onderzoek: Het onderzoeksproces en methodologische problemen in de sociale wetenschappen [Learning from Research: The Research Process and Methodological Problems in the Social Sciences]. In Meppel: Boom.
  • Hout, W. (1995). ¿Het onderzoeksproces en methodologische problemen in de sociale wetenschappen¿ [¿The Research Process and Methodological Problems in the Social Sciences], in: Wil Hout and Huib Pellikaan (eds.), Leren van onderzoek: Het onderzoeksproces en methodologische problemen in de sociale wetenschappen [Learning from Research: The Research Process and Methodological Problems in the Social Sciences]. In Meppel: Boom.
  • Hout, W. (1995). ¿Inleiding¿ [¿Introduction¿], in: Wil Hout and Huib Pellikaan (eds.), Leren van onderzoek: Het onderzoeksproces en methodologische problemen in de sociale wetenschappen [Learning from Research: The Research Process and Methodological Problems in the Social Sciences]. In Meppel: Boom.
  • Hout, W. (1994). ¿Internationale economische ontwikkelingen¿ [¿International Economic Developments¿], in: J.W. van Deth and J.C.P.M. Vis (eds.), Actuele politieke problemen [Contemporary Political Problems]. In Amsterdam: nstituut voor Publiek en Politiek.
  • Hout, W. (1994). ¿The Netherlands and Eurasia¿, in: Christian Franck and Nihat Akyol (eds.), The European Union and Turkey in the Eurasian Area. In Brussels: Trans European Policy Studies Association.
Book review (31)
  • Hout, W. (2013). Hedendaags ontwikkelingsbeleid onder de loep [Contemporary Development Policies under Scrutiny] [Bespreking van het boek Aid, Emerging Economies and Global Policies]. Internationale Spectator, 67(2), 64-66.
  • Hout, W. (2012). Book review of 'The Secret History of Democracy' [Bespreking van het boek The Secret History of Democracy]. Journal of Intercultural Studies (Online), 33(4), 466-467.
  • Hout, W. (2011). Ontwikkelingslanden, globalisering en crisis [Bespreking van het boek Ontwikkelingslanden en de nieuwe wereldorde]. Internationale Spectator, 65(11), 623-624.
  • Hout, W. (2010). Op zoek naar nieuwe koers voor hulp. [Bespreking van het boek Doing Good or Doing Better]. Internationale Spectator, 64(4), 241-242.
  • Hout, W. (2010). [Bespreking van het boek The World Bank and Social Transformation in International Politics: Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty]. Dev Change, 40(3), 580-582.
  • Hout, W. (2009). Book review: David Williams ''The World Bank and Social Transformation in International Politics: Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty'' [Bespreking van het boek The World Bank and Social Transformation in International Politics: Liberalism, Governance and Sovereignty]. Dev Change, 40(3), 580-582.
  • Hout, W. (2008). Book Review of "The European Union and International Development" (Maurizio Carbone ed) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "The European Union and International Development" (Maurizio Carbone ed)]. Dev Change, 39, 706-708.
  • Hout, W. (2008). Book Review of "Aid, Institutions and Development" (Ashok Chakravarti ed) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "Aid, Institutions and Development" (Ashok Chakravarti ed)]. Dev Change, 39, 193-195.
  • Hout, W. (2007). Book Review of "Globalization: A Critical Introduction" (J.A.Scholte, 2nd ed., rev. and upd. Basingstoke [etc.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xxv+492 pp.) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "Globalization: A Critical Introduction" (J.A.Scholte, 2nd ed., rev. and upd. Basingstoke [etc.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. - xxv+492 pp.)]. Dev Change, 38, 763-764.
  • Hout, W. (2007). Book Review Ontwikkelingsvraagstukken: Theorie en Praktijk [Development Issues: Theory and Practice] (P. de Haan ed. Development in Hindsight) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review Ontwikkelingsvraagstukken: Theorie en Praktijk [Development Issues: Theory and Practice] (P. de Haan ed. Development in Hindsight)]. Internationale Spectator, 61, 576-578.
  • Hout, W. (2006). Book Review of "A Chance for the World Bank" (J. Ritzen ed.; London: Anthem Press, 2005. xxi+212pp.) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "A Chance for the World Bank" (J. Ritzen ed.; London: Anthem Press, 2005. xxi+212pp.)]. Dev Change, 37, 459-460.
  • Hout, W. (2006). Book Review "Kaleidoscoop van ontwikkelingssamenwerking' ['Kaleidoscope of Development Cooperation" (review of Kathleen Ferrier, Armoede - De angel in onze rijkdom) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review "Kaleidoscoop van ontwikkelingssamenwerking' ['Kaleidoscope of Development Cooperation" (review of Kathleen Ferrier, Armoede - De angel in onze rijkdom)]. Internationale Spectator, 60, 538-539.
  • Hout, W. (2005). Book review of (Pitou van Dijk, ed., De toekomst van de relatie Nederland-Suriname) 'Problemen in een post-koloniale LAT-relatie' [Bespreking van het boek Book review of (Pitou van Dijk, ed., De toekomst van de relatie Nederland-Suriname) 'Problemen in een post-koloniale LAT-relatie'.]. Internationale Spectator, 59, 103-105.
  • Hout, W. (2005). Book Review of "Making Sense of Governance: Empirical Evidence from 16 Developing Countries" (Goran Hyden, Julius Court and Kenneth Mease eds., Boulder, CO and London: Lynee Rienner, 2004. x+262pp.) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "Making Sense of Governance: Empirical Evidence from 16 Developing Countries" (Goran Hyden, Julius Court and Kenneth Mease eds., Boulder, CO and London: Lynee Rienner, 2004. x+262pp.)]. Dev Change, 36, 593-594.
  • Hout, W. (2004). Book review of "The Pattern of Aid Giving: The Impact of Good Governance on Development Assistance" (E. Neumayer ed., Routledge: London and New York, 2003, xii+116pp) [Bespreking van het boek Book review of "The Pattern of Aid Giving: The Impact of Good Governance on Development Assistance" (E. Neumayer ed., Routledge: London and New York, 2003, xii+116pp)]. Dev Change, 35, 201-202.
  • Hout, W. (2004). Opmerkelijke steunverklaring voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking (Book review of 'Belangen in balans: De rol van het nationaal belang in ontwikkelingssamenwerking' M. van de Velde ed., Van Gorcum) [Bespreking van het boek Opmerkelijke steunverklaring voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking (Book review of 'Belangen in balans: De rol van het nationaal belang in ontwikkelingssamenwerking' M. van de Velde ed., Van Gorcum)]. Internationale Spectator, May 2004, 272-274.
  • Hout, W. (2003). Book Review of "De vitaliteit van de nationale staat in een internationaliserende wereld " (Cock Hazeu en Gerrit Kronjee, red., Name of publication: 'Met de staat kan het alle kanten op') [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "De vitaliteit van de nationale staat in een internationaliserende wereld " (Cock Hazeu en Gerrit Kronjee, red., Name of publication: 'Met de staat kan het alle kanten op')]. S en D, 60 (No. 7/, 100-102.
  • Hout, W. (2002). Book Review of "The State and International Relations" (J.M. Hobson ed., Cambridge University Press, 2000) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "The State and International Relations" (J.M. Hobson ed., Cambridge University Press, 2000)]. Dev Change, 33, 738-739.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Veiligheid en Stabiliteit in Afrika: Nieuw AIV-advies (Book Review of 'De Worsteling van Afrika', Advisory Council for International Affairs) [Bespreking van het boek Veiligheid en Stabiliteit in Afrika: Nieuw AIV-advies (Book Review of 'De Worsteling van Afrika', Advisory Council for International Affairs)]. Internationale Spectator, 2.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Globalisering, Emancipatie en Verzet (Book Review of 'Doorlopers en Breuklijnen: Van Gloalisering, Emancipatie en Verzet', P. Hoebink, D. Haude en F. van der Velden eds.) [Bespreking van het boek Globalisering, Emancipatie en Verzet (Book Review of 'Doorlopers en Breuklijnen: Van Gloalisering, Emancipatie en Verzet', P. Hoebink, D. Haude en F. van der Velden eds.)]. Internationale Spectator, 3.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Supraterritorialiteit als Betwist Gebied van Globalisering (Book Review of 'Globalization: A Critical Introduction' (Jan Aart Scholte ed) [Bespreking van het boek Supraterritorialiteit als Betwist Gebied van Globalisering (Book Review of 'Globalization: A Critical Introduction' (Jan Aart Scholte ed)]. Internationale Spectator, 3.
  • Hout, W. (2001). Book Review of "The Future of Development Assistance: Common Pools and International Public Goods" (R. Kanbur, T. Sandler, and K.M. Morrison eds., Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "The Future of Development Assistance: Common Pools and International Public Goods" (R. Kanbur, T. Sandler, and K.M. Morrison eds., Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999)]. Dev Change, 32, 390-391.
  • Hout, W. (1999). Book Review of "Transnational Classes and International Relations" (Kees van der Pijl ed.) [Bespreking van het boek Book Review of "Transnational Classes and International Relations" (Kees van der Pijl ed.)]. Transaktie, 28, 436-441.
  • Hout, W. (1998). Sociaal-geografen over Pacifisch Azie: Social Geographers on Pacific Asia (review of: P.C.J. Druijven and A.L. van Naerssen, eds, Pacifisch Azi¿PY - 1998) [Bespreking van het boek Sociaal-geografen over Pacifisch Azie: Social Geographers on Pacific Asia¿] (review of: P.C.J. Druijven and A.L. van Naerssen, eds, Pacifisch Azi¿ PY - 1998///]. Internationale Spectator, 52.
  • Hout, W. (1998). ¿Ontwikkelingssamenwerking tussen theorie en toepassing¿ [¿Development Cooperation between Theory and Application¿] (review of: Peter J.M. Nas et al., Ontwikkelingssamenwerking in sociaal-wetenschappelijk perspectief) [Bespreking van het boek ¿Ontwikkelingssamenwerking tussen theorie en toepassing¿ [¿Development Cooperation between Theory and Application¿] (review of: Peter J.M. Nas et al., Ontwikkelingssamenwerking in sociaal-wetenschappelijk perspectief)]. Internationale Spectator, 52, 535-537.
  • Hout, W. (1998). ¿Een links manifest contra de globalisering¿ [¿A Leftist Manifest against Globalisation¿] (review of: Hans-Peter Martin and Harald Schuman, Globalisering: De wereld in verval) [Bespreking van het boek ¿Een links manifest contra de globalisering¿ [¿A Leftist Manifest against Globalisation¿] (review of: Hans-Peter Martin and Harald Schuman, Globalisering: De wereld in verval)]. S en D, 55, 193-196.
  • Hout, W. (1997). ¿De mythen van de globalisering¿ [¿Myths of Globalisation¿] (review of: Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson, Globalization in Question) [Bespreking van het boek ¿De mythen van de globalisering¿ [¿Myths of Globalisation¿] (review of: Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson, Globalization in Question)]. Openbaar Bestuur Internationaa, 1.
  • Hout, W. (1996). Een sociaal alternatief voor het globaliseringsproces¿ [¿A Social Alternative for Globalisation¿] (review of: R. Went, Grenzen aan de globalisering?) [Bespreking van het boek Een sociaal alternatief voor het globaliseringsproces¿ [¿A Social Alternative for Globalisation¿] (review of: R. Went, Grenzen aan de globalisering?)]. Internationale Spectator, 50.
  • Hout, W. (1996). ¿Een liberale visie op het Nederlands buitenlands beleid¿ [¿Liberal Viewpoints on Dutch Foreign Policy¿] (review of: G.A. van der List, De macht van het idee: De VVD en het Nederlandse buitenlands beleid, 1948-1994), [Bespreking van het boek ¿Een liberale visie op het Nederlands buitenlands beleid¿ [¿Liberal Viewpoints on Dutch Foreign Policy¿] (review of: G.A. van der List, De macht van het idee: De VVD en het Nederlandse buitenlands beleid, 1948-1994),]. Internationale Spectator, 50, 361-362.
  • Hout, W. (1995). ¿De Koude Oorlog en Afrika¿ [¿The Cold War and Africa¿] (review of: Fred Marte, Political Cycles in International Relations: The Cold War and Africa, 1945-1990) [Bespreking van het boek ¿De Koude Oorlog en Afrika¿ [¿The Cold War and Africa¿] (review of: Fred Marte, Political Cycles in International Relations: The Cold War and Africa, 1945-1990)]. Internationale Spectator, 49, 47-49.
  • Hout, W. (1993). ¿Nieuwe problemen, oude antwoorden? Een Belgisch handboekschrijver over de Derde Wereld¿ [¿New Problems, Old Answers? A Belgian Handbook Author on the Third World¿] (review of: Ruddy Doom, Derde Wereld Handboek) [Bespreking van het boek ¿Nieuwe problemen, oude antwoorden? Een Belgisch handboekschrijver over de Derde Wereld¿ [¿New Problems, Old Answers? A Belgian Handbook Author on the Third World¿] (review of: Ruddy Doom, Derde Wereld Handboek)]. Internationale Spectator, 47, 605-609.
Journal editorship / Referee (2)
  • Hout, W., Kifordu, H.A. & Goulart, P.V.V. da silva (Eds.). (2011). The Open Area Studies Journal, 4(Special issue 001).
  • Hout, W. (Ed.). (2010). Third World Quarterly, 31(1).
Report (9)
  • Schakel, L., Hout, W., Slob, A. & Smith, D (2010). The Use of Political Economy Analyses in the Governance Sphere. Rotterdam: Ecorys.
  • Hout, W. (2009). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragile States. (Asia Research Centre Working Paper SeriesWorking Paper No. 153 ). Western Australia: Murdoch University.
  • Hout, W. (2007). 'Building on our own Abilities' : Suriname's State Oil Company as a Development Agent. (ISS Working Papers, General Series444 ). The Hague: ISS.
  • Hout, W. & Koch, D. (2006). Selectiviteit in het Nederlandse hulpbeleid, 1998-2004 [Selectivity in Dutch Development Assistance Policy, 1998-2004]. IOB Working Documents ( Policy and Operations Evaluation Department). Den Haag: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
  • Hout, W. (2004). Afbakening van de sector bestuur (Consultancy report for the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation, Republic of Suriname, Paramaribo). : .
  • Hout, W. & Koch, D.J. (2004). Selectiviteit in het Nederlandse hulpbeleid, 1998-2004. Voorstudie voor de evaluatie van het landenbeleid en de sectorale benadering in de structurele bilaterale hulp (Evaluation Report for the Inspectie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Beleidsevaluatie [Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Policy and Operations Evaluation Department], The Hague). The Hague: ISS.
  • Hout, W. (2003). Good Governance and the Political Economy of Selectivity. (Asia Research Centre Working Paper Series). Perth: Murdoch University.
  • Hout, W. (2000). Internationale Betrekkingen in de Informatiesamenleving (Issuepaper for Infodrome, Amsterdam). : .
  • Hout, W. (2000). Instituties en Ontwikkeling (Research Report for the Scientific Council for Government Policy 'Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid'). : .
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Other output (50)
  • Hout, W. (2010). It’s Big, Grey and has a Trunk…: Donor Agencies and the Political Economy of Governance. Paper presented at the Conference ‘The Elephant in the Room: Development Policy and the Problem of Politics’: Perth, Australia (2010, december 13 - 2010, december 14).
  • Hout, W. (2010). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragile States. Paper presented at the 51st ISA Annual Convention, Panel on ‘The Problem of the State: Crisis or Renewal?’: New Orleans (2010, februari 17 - 2010, februari 20).
  • Hout, W. (2009). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragile States. Conference on New Modes of Governance and Security Challenges in the Asia-Pacific: Perth (2009, februari 12 - 2009, februari 13).
  • Hout, W. (2009). Development Agencies and their Responses to the Question of Politics in Governance. ADRA Planning Meeting: Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2009, juni 16 - 2009, juni 17).
  • Hout, W. & Robison, R. (2009). Governance and the Depoliticisation of Development. 9th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Sociological Association: Kuta, Bali (2009, juni 13 - 2009, juni 15).
  • Hout, W. (2009). Between Development and Security: The European Union, Governance and Fragile States. 4th GARNET Annual Conference: Rome (2009, november 11 - 2009, november 13).
  • Hout, W. (2008). Governance and Selectivity as Political Instruments of Assistance Policies. Norface workshop: Helsinki (2008, mei 22 - 2008, mei 23).
  • Hout, W. (2008). Politics and Development: The Governance Debate (Position paper for the DPRN/MDF/ISS Seminar Understanding Development Better, Ede, 27-29 August 2008). Seminar Understanding Development Better: Ede (2008, augustus 27 - 2008, augustus 29).
  • Hout, W. (2006). Global Governance and the Paradigm Shift in Development Policy. North-South Development Issues and the Global Regulatory Framework conference: The Hague (2006, april 06 - 2006, april 07).
  • Hout, W. (2006). Implementing Governance through Aid: The World Bank and Performance-based Allocation. The Politics of Governance conference: The Hague (2006, november 16 - 2006, november 17).
  • Hout, W. (2004). Playing the Only Game in Town? European Social Democracy and Neo-liberal Globalisation. Pan-European Conference: The Hague (2004, september 09 - 2004, september 11).
  • Hout, W. (2004). National Political Characteristics, Governance and Development: Do African Democracies Stand Out? 'African Parliaments: Governance and Government: Nairobi (2004, april 19 - 2004, april 22).
  • Hout, W. (2003). Report/Paper on ' Interview with Hans Opschoor" (CERES Magazine, Utrecht, Autumn 2003).
  • Hout, W. (2003). Good Governance and the Political Economy of Selectivity. Globalisation, Conflict and Political Regimes in East and Southeast Asia conference: Perth (2003, augustus 15 - 2003, augustus 16).
  • Hout, W. (2002). Development and Use of the Innovation Systems Framework in India (Paper presented at the conference on 'North-South Research Cooperation' organized by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, 3 December 2002).
  • Hout, W. (2002). Globalisation, Regions and the State: Mapping the Current Global Political Economy (Paper presented at the State and Societies Seminar Series, ISS, The Hague, 11 March 2002).
  • Hout, W. (2002). Political Parties and Governance (Paper presented at the OSSREA Conference on 'Sustainability of African Political Parties', Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-10 May 2002).
  • Hout, W. (2002). Between Adjustment and Rigidity: National Institutions, the International System and Economic Performance (Paper presented at the Conference on 'Towards a New Political Economy of Development' organized by University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 4-6 July 2002).
  • Hout, W. (1999). Globalisation, Regionalisation and Regionalism, Paper Presented in the States and Societies Seminar Series, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, 9 January.
  • Hout, W. (1999). The Netherlands in a Globalising World: Policy Adjustment and the Domestic Arena, Paper Presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions, Mannheim, 26-31 March, Workshop ¿National Models and Transnational Structures: Globalisation and Public Policy¿,.
  • Hout, W. (1998). De positie van ontwikkelingslanden sinds 1960 [The Position of Developing Countries Since 1960]. Paper for the conference ¿Toward Equal Partnership? A Christian-inspired View of the Position of Poor Countries¿, Nijmegen, 16-17 June.
  • Hout, W. (1998). Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner (eds.), The Political Economy of Regionalism,.
  • Hout, W. (1998). The Study of Global North versus Global South. Paper for the Annual Conference of the Dutch Political Science Association 1998, Doorn, 28-29 May, Workshop ¿The Future of IR Studies in the Netherlands¿.
  • Hout, W. (1997). Globalization and European Welfare States, Paper presented at the Cost A7 Final Conference ¿Integration and Enlargement: Implications for Rule-setting and Regulation¿, South Bank University London, 11-13 December,.
  • Hout, W. (1997). Globalization, Regionalization and Regionalism: A Survey of Contested Concepts. Paper for the Conference ¿Recent Issues in Insititutional Economics¿, Network Institutional Economics, Research School for Systems, Organizations and Management, University of Groningen, 11-13 June.
  • Hout, W. (1997). Regionalisation in East and Southeast Asia: A Preliminary Analysis of the Intra- and Extra-Regional Division of Labour, Paper Presented at the workshop ¿The Political Economy of Regionalism¿, Annual Conference of the British International Studies Association, University of Leeds, 15-17 December.
  • Hout, W. (1997). Het Nederlandse industriebeleid en de gevolgen van internationalisering [Dutch Industrial Policy and the Consequences of Internationalisation]. Paper for the Annual Conference of the Dutch Political Science Association 1997, Soesterberg, 5-6 June, Workshop ¿Adjustment under Pressure: The Netherlands and Internationalisation¿.
  • Hout, W. (1997). Aanpassing onder druk: Nederland en de veranderende internationale politieke economie [Adjustment under Pressure: The Netherlands and the Changing International Political Economy]. Paper for the Annual Conference of the Dutch Political Science Association, Soesterberg, 5-6 June, Workshop ¿Adjustment under Pressure: The Netherlands and Internationalisation¿.
  • Hout, W. (1996). Peter Evans, Embedded Autonomy: States and Industrial Transformation.
  • Hout, W. (1996). Development Strategies and Economic Performance in Third World Countries, 1965-92, Paper Presented at the 37th ISA Convention, San Diego, 16-20 Apri, Panel ¿Tigers, Jaguars, Pumas, and Other Felines: Toward Convergence in Development Strategies¿.
  • Hout, W. (1995). North-South Cooperation: Theoretical Perspectives and Some Hypotheses, Paper Presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions, Bordeaux, 27 April-2 May , Workshop ¿Third World Foreign Policies and North-South International Cooperation¿.
  • Hout, W. (1995). Justin Rosenberg, The Empire of Civil Society.
  • Hout, W. (1994). Bondgenootschappen: Opkomst, duurzaamheid en verval [Alliances: Formation, Durability and Decay], Paper for the Annual Conference of the Dutch Political Science Association, Soesterberg, 26-27 May, Workshop ¿Alliances: Formation and Durability¿.
  • Hout, W. (1994). Orde in het internationale systeem: Explicitering van de relatie tussen interdependentie en stabiliteit [Order in the International System: Explication of the Relationship between Interdependence and Stability], Comment on the Paper by Auke J. van Dijk, Conference of the Netherlands¿ Graduate School for Political Science and International Relations (Polybios), Utrecht, 15 April.
  • Hout, W. (1994). Regional Economic Integration and Semiperipheral Areas: Ireland, Greece, Portugal and Spain and EC Membership, Paper Presented at the 22nd ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, Madrid, 17-22 April, Workshop ¿The Single Market and Global Economic Integration¿.
  • Hout, W. (1993). Pierre Allan and Kjell Goldmann, eds, The End of the Cold War, Acta Politica 28, no. 2 (April 1993), pp. 211-214. is Peter Terlouw, The Regional Geography of the World-System,.
  • Hout, W. (1992). Peter Bauer, The Development Frontier; R.C. Janssen (ed.), Een veranderende wereld.
  • Hout, W. (1992). A Political-Economic Analysis of European Development Assistance, Paper Presented to the Seminar ¿The International Financial System¿, Institute of World Affairs, Salisbury, Connecticut, 5-19 July,.
  • Hout, W. (1991). Development Assistance Policies in European Countries, 1965-1985: Political and Economic Explanations, Paper Presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, 22-28 March, Colchester, Workshop ¿Recent Developments of North-South Relations¿.
  • Hout, W. (1990). Hernando de Soto, The Other Path: The Invisible Revolution in the Third World.
  • Hout, W. (1989). ¿Het Europese Huis: Een onvoltooid bouwwerk? Over de Europese integratie en het institutioneel tekort¿ [¿The European House: An Unfinished Building? On European Integration and the Institutional Deficit¿], in: Meebouwen aan het Huis Europa: PvdA-ers over Europa 1992 [Building the European House: The Labour Party on Europe 1992], BKB-brochure no. 2.
  • Hout, W. (1987). Saadet Deger, Military Expenditure in Third World Countries: The Economic Effects.
  • Hout, W. (1987). Dependency, Exploitation and Unequal Exchange: A Critique of the Conception of Justice in Dependency Theory. Paper Presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, 10-15 April , Amsterdam, Workshop ¿Duties beyond Borders¿.
  • Hout, W. (1986). G. Teitler and F. Th. Olivier, Mars in de Lage Landen: Defensie- en veiligheidsbeleid in en rond Nederland,.
  • Hout, W. (1986). Andre Gunder Frank, Critique and Anti-Critique: Essays on Dependence and Reformism,.
  • Hout, W. (1985). The Soviet Union and Imperialism: A Neglected Topic in International Relations? Paper Presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, 25-30 March, Barcelona, Workshop ¿The Soviet Union and the Third World¿.
  • Hout, W. (1985). B. Goudzwaard (ed.), Economie, bewapening en ontwikkeling.
  • Hout, W. (1985). Menno Wolters, Decision-making in the European Parliament.
  • Hout, W. (1984). ¿Afhankelijkheid en ontwikkeling: Andre Gunder Frank¿ [¿Dependency and Development: Andre Gunder Frank¿],.
  • Hout, W. (1983). Bill Warren, Imperialism: Pioneer of Capitalism; Tony Smith, The Pattern of Imperialism.