Home Institution
University of Denver
Publication Date
Fall 2018
Abstract
Morocco has long maintained stability in a region historically known for fluctuating sociopolitical climates, considerably in part to a robust constitutional monarchy. However, the 20 February movement that coincided with the 2011 Arab Spring showed that the government is vulnerable to an energetic, organized, and a vocal youth population. Now, seven years after a constitutional referendum aimed at installing more democratic processes was passed, the growing youth populous feel more detached from their nation than ever, ignored by the government and monarchy, and ultimately lacking a voice in Moroccan politics. By excluding their voice and ignoring their opinions, the government is failing the young people of Morocco whose discontent could manifest itself in a far more disruptive movement in the coming years than it did in 2011.
Disciplines
African Languages and Societies | African Studies | Civic and Community Engagement | Political Science | Politics and Social Change | Public Affairs
Recommended Citation
Leiter, Reid, "Missing Youth: The Absence of the Young Moroccan Voice in the Nation" (2018). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 3004.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/3004
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African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Political Science Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Public Affairs Commons
Program Name
Morocco: Multiculturalism and Human Rights