Taking citizens’ inputs for local governance into consideration, depends on whether the new municipal councils will include past petitions in their future action plans.
Party of Ashes: an attempt to explain PJD’s results in the September 8, 2021 elections
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.
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
Despite 21 years of socio-economic achievements, deeply-rooted challenges persist in Morocco
Abderrahmane Youssoufi’s death highlights Morocco’s longstanding struggle for equality and political opening
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.
Amidst growing popular frustration with social inequality and economic hardship, the regime is lashing out against critical voices
Institutional petitions may increase citizens direct participation in the political process, yet legal and institutional hurdles question the efficacy of this policy
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
