Yasmina Abouzzohour24 March 2021
These monarchies' unfulfilled unfulfilled promises of reform and development will catch up with them, and they will have to adapt the ways in which they interact with opposition actors and their wider populations, especially as further and greater contestation is imminent.
Yasmina Abouzzohour25 February 2021
As economic hardship and political infighting persist in debt-laden Tunisia, the EU should raise its concerns about the escalation of violence in the country and work to prevent it from sliding back into repression
Yasmina Abouzzohour31 July 2020
Despite 21 years of socio-economic achievements, deeply-rooted challenges persist in Morocco
Yasmina Abouzzohour17 June 2020
Abderrahmane Youssoufi’s death highlights Morocco’s longstanding struggle for equality and political opening
Mohammed Masbah31 March 2020
This paper argues that putting the parties at the frontline without sufficient capacity to enact deep reforms weakens them as a shield against growing popular frustration.
Yasmina Abouzzohour8 January 2020
Amidst growing popular frustration with social inequality and economic hardship, the regime is lashing out against critical voices
Francesco Colin29 November 2019
Institutional petitions may increase citizens direct participation in the political process, yet legal and institutional hurdles question the efficacy of this policy
Mohammed Masbah4 November 2019
Under pressure from both Islamist and secular groups - and the wider world - the decision to release a journalist looks like an attempt by Morocco's regime to restore control
Kathya Berrada19 April 2019
While the 2011 constitution seems to represent a “paradigm shift” towards a greater partnership between the Moroccan state and civil society organizations (CSOs), authorities’ recent crackdown on independent CSOs indicates a strained relationship between the two.
Abdelilah Essatte2 August 2018
Social protests in Morocco may shift to political claims due to the socio-economic exclusion of some regions
