ResearchSocial MovementsMorocco Post-February 20th: Five Lessons for Activists and Decision Makers
13/10/202486926 min
Activists and decision makers can learn from their previous mistakes to push for genuine political and economic reforms
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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
Democratic TransitionResearchSocial MovementsMorocco’s sharp turn toward repression
13/10/2024124418 min
Amidst growing popular frustration with social inequality and economic hardship, the regime is lashing out against critical voices
#Trust_IndexEventsInstitutional ReformsPast EventsTrust in Institutions Index: Preliminary Findings
13/10/2024167613 min
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
Democratic TransitionResearchSocial Movements(Un)Participatory Democracy? The Limits of Institutional Petitions in Morocco
13/10/2024131247 min
Institutional petitions may increase citizens direct participation in the political process, yet legal and institutional hurdles question the efficacy of this policy
Religious PoliciesReportResearchEngaging Salafi Religious Actors in Morocco: The Role of Inclusion in CVE
13/10/202413539 min
The Role of Inclusion in Countering Violent Extremism
Foreign PolicyResearchMorocco’s Migration Policy: Understanding the Contradiction between Policy and Reality
13/10/2024838456 min
While Morocco’s Migration Policy aims to be humanitarian and inclusive, there are challenges that impede full implementation of these objectives
ResearchSituation AssessmentSocial MovementsThe Resurrection of the “Diplômés Chômeurs” Protests in Morocco
13/10/202477441 min
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
Foreign PolicyResearchWhy did Morocco cut its diplomatic ties with Iran?
13/10/2024442728 min
In Breaking with Iran, Morocco cozies up to the Trump Administration to Protect its Regional Interests
Democratic TransitionResearchSocial Movements“Independent” Civil Society’s Struggle for Impact
13/10/2024117654 min
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.