MOROCO

The 2014 GLM M1 students visited the metropolitan regions of Casablanca and Tangier in Morocco, from January 9th to 15th, 2014.
47 students were accompanied by 3 professors (Tommaso Vitale, Agnès Deboulet and Régine Serra).
This year, the study trip aimed at observing the dynamics of metropolisation in two major port cities of the region, and addressed the issues of economic development, social inclusion and great projects.
This students' study trip report

This article analyses inter- and intra-party relations in the formation of coalition governments in Morocco after the elections held in November 2011, and presided over by Abdelilah Benkirane. Although coalition theory has been applied in democratic contexts, we consider that the study of government coalitions, and in particular of party relations, is also important in hybrid political systems, in which there is significant room for political competition and participation. The methodology of the study is principally based on interviews carried out with members of the Moroccan Government, among them the Head of Government, and also with leaders and members of the parties in the government coalition and in opposition. The comments of these actors are discussed with reference to the academic literature. The results of the research show that despite the limits on democracy in Morocco, there are important interactions between the political parties, which can be seen in the form of alliances, consensus building, the distribution of power, and splits. In this political manoeuvring, ideology plays a secondary role. The context of the Arab Spring does not affect the coalition building, even though the national interest is found in the parties' political discourse for justifying their entry to the government. Thus, the most significant aspect of participation in Government is the acquisition of power and party's strategic interests. Looking at internal party dynamics, we also see that internal factors affect decisions as to whether to participate in government or not. Lastly, despite the reforms carried out in the wake of the Arab Spring, Mohammed VI continues to exert his influence on the formation of the Government. Nevertheless, the parties participating in the government coalition show their acceptance of the current rules of the political system, in which a significant executive role is reserved for the Monarchy.

El modelo tradicional de cooperación al desarrollo llevado a cabo en el norte de Marruecos en las últimas décadas precisa de una evolución de las técnicas y medios que emplea para desarrollar intervenciones sociales con menores en contextos de riesgo que fomenten notablemente la integración social y laboral de los mismos. El artículo trata de poner de relieve cómo aquellas intervenciones llevadas a cabo
previamente a la crisis económica y financiera no han sabido empoderar a las organizaciones no gubernamentales orientadas a proteger y mejorar la situación de la infancia, lo cual ha mermado la capacidad de emprendimiento de las personas, su participación social y capacidad transformadora del contexto social.
Se identifica por tanto un modelo que amplía su capacidad de gestión y facilitaun desarrollo individual y colectivo pertinente con la sociedad actual, haciendo a los sujetos activos y preparados para el cambio social que se les presenta como reto hacia la mejora de las potencialidades en infancia.

El modelo tradicional de cooperación al desarrollo llevado a cabo en el norte de Marruecos en las últimas décadas precisa de una evolución de las técnicas y medios que emplea para desarrollar intervenciones sociales con menores en contextos de riesgo que fomenten notablemente la integración social y laboral de los mismos. El artículo trata de poner de relieve cómo aquellas intervenciones llevadas a cabo previamente a la crisis económica y financiera no han sabido empoderar a las organizaciones no gubernamentales orientadas a proteger y mejorar la situación de la infancia, lo cual ha mermado la capacidad de emprendimiento de las personas, su participación social y capacidad transformadora del contexto social. Se identifica por tanto un modelo que amplía su capacidad de gestión y facilitaun desarrollo individual y colectivo pertinente con la sociedad actual, haciendo a los sujetos activos y preparados para el cambio social que se les presenta como reto hacia la mejora de las potencialidades en infancia.