Does US Tax Overhaul Violate Global Trade Rules?
09/01/201813552 min
Taking seamless key performance indicators offline to maximise the long tail. Keeping your eye on the ball while performing a deep dive.
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What does the trust index say about political trust in Morocco?
09/01/201823694 min
What does the trust index say about political trust in Morocco?
Normalization: The Difficult Balancing Act Under Pressure
15/08/20251153 min
Morocco is progressing toward normalization driven by strategic reasons, but increasing societal rejection is widening the trust gap and challenging the state's capacity to balance its external goals with internal unity.
State and Regions: Territorial contracting without guarantees
15/08/2025354 min
The outcomes of program contracts between the state and regions reflect promising prospects for accelerating advanced regionalization. However, the weak legal basis and limited accompanying measures constrain the effectiveness of this mechanism.
Civil Society as a catalyst for a Just Environmental Transition in Morocco – Report
22/07/20251062 min
Civil Society as a catalyst for a Just Environmental Transition in Morocco – Report This report explores the landscape of civil society organizations (CSOs) in Morocco working on environmental issues such as energy transition, food sovereignty, and water security. The report includes major outcomes from national consultations held in Agadir, Oujda, and Tangier. In total, 100 CSOs were identified and mapped, with data grouped by region, areas of expertise, target populations, and thematic focus. This...
The lack of a clear legal framework governing how permanent committees interact with private sector actors results in unorganized and informal interactions. This absence of structure may harm principles of transparency and equality.
Energy policy and transition in Morocco – Report This report aims to provide comprehensive insight into the evolution of Morocco’s energy policy and to identify the key factors influencing and driving it. It explores the economic, environmental, social, and geopolitical challenges facing the country’s energy transition, along with the regulatory, technical, and industrial constraints that shape Morocco’s energy landscape. Additionally, the report highlights the country’s renewed commitment under the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Why Is the Government Funding Private Press Salaries?
25/06/202523840 min
Since the COVID-19 crisis, the Moroccan government has been covering the expenses of private press companies. Over four years, the subsidies have amounted to more than 1.5 billion dirhams, a practice that harms independence, pluralism, and freedom of expression in the country Introduction Employees of private press companies have received public financial support amounting to 1.5 billion dirhams,including about 325 million dirhams at the end of the previous government’s term (2016-2021) and more than 1...
Call for Applications: MIPA Non-Resident Fellowship Program (2025–2026)
05/06/20256256 min
Call for Applications: MIPA Non-Resident Fellowship Program (2025–2026) Application Deadline: July 30, 2025 Fellowship Duration: 12 months (renewable) Starting Date: September 2025 Location: Remote (non-resident) / (from all countries) Stipend: This is an unpaid fellowship; however, MIPA guarantees publication, translation, and media dissemination of the fellowship About MIPA The Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA) is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan policy research institution based in Rabat. Founded in 2018 by a group of interdisciplinary...
Call for Application: Workshop on Applied Qualitative Research
04/06/20254519 min
Strengthening the Methodological Skills of Moroccan Youth Researchers Date: July 7–8, 2025 Time: 15:30 – 18:30 (each day) Location: the Netherlands Institute in Morocco (NIMAR), Rabat Languages: French and Moroccan Arabic (Darija) with occasional English support Joint organization by: the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA), the Netherlands Institute in Morocco (NIMAR), and Pablo de Olavide University. No funding opportunities are available for accommodation and transportation Overview The Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA), the...
Institutional Capacity of Environmental CSOs in Morocco This report investigates the operational landscape of environmental civil society organizations (CSOs) in Morocco, based on extensive fieldwork in Rabat, Meknes, and Figuig. It highlights, as well, key structural challenges, such as financial instability, and lack of technical expertise, limited advocacy and research capacities, and constrained access to environmental data. The report also examines limited civic engagement opportunities, inadequate legal frameworks, and coalition dynamics and barriers, while...
The Unified Social Registry: Enhancing Social Program Effectiveness or Paving the Way for a Minimal Welfare State?
11/04/2025233366 min
The Unified Social Registry has shifted from serving as a tool to ensure the effectiveness of social programs to acting as a subtle mechanism for establishing a minimal welfare state model. This shift is driven by existing legal and methodological constraints, as well as the use of threshold mechanisms that narrow the pool of beneficiaries. Download article Introduction Despite Morocco’s numerous social programs implemented over past periods, their effectiveness remained limited, and...