ResearchSocial MovementsMorocco Post-February 20th: Five Lessons for Activists and Decision Makers
Activists and decision makers can learn from their previous mistakes to push for genuine political and economic reforms
Activists and decision makers can learn from their previous mistakes to push for genuine political and economic reforms
Recent attempts to build regional blocs in North Africa have been unsuccessful. This paper examines the benefits of a ‘synergistic’ approach to North African cooperation
Amidst growing popular frustration with social inequality and economic hardship, the regime is lashing out against critical voices
The Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA) has completed a study on the Trust in Institutions Index to be published as an annual report in order to measure and analyze Moroccans’ level of confidence in various political and economic institutions
Institutional petitions may increase citizens direct participation in the political process, yet legal and institutional hurdles question the efficacy of this policy
The Role of Inclusion in Countering Violent Extremism
While Morocco’s Migration Policy aims to be humanitarian and inclusive, there are challenges that impede full implementation of these objectives
Since the abolition of direct employment in the public sector in 2012, the protests of Morocco’s diplômés chômeurs faded, but the cycle of protests started to rise once again
In Breaking with Iran, Morocco cozies up to the Trump Administration to Protect its Regional Interests
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.