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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Five years after the upheavals, Morocco seems on a promising track, as the new constitution adopted per referendum in 2011 foresees comprehensive reforms for democratization and participation as well as more transparent and efficient governance. The decentralization reform was to play major role in this regard by enforcing local governments and delegating responsibilities to the recently elected regional representatives. However, local and international observers claim that many of these promises either remain paper tigers or are implemented in a very restrictive way. What is the current status of these reforms and what are the prospects for the country? How does the unstable situation in other countries of the region influence Morocco’s political development? And how do members of the very active civil society perceive the current situation?
Two experts on the country will discuss the state of the reforms:
Annabelle Houdret of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will give a short overview on the political situation after 2011 and present her findings on the implementation of the decentralization reform.
Azeddine Akesbi (former secretary general and currently member of Transparency Maroc national council and visiting-researcher at the DIE) will present key socio-economic data on the country and then explain the relevance of access to information for socio-political change, including his recent findings on the implementation of the respective law and the social mobilization around its adoption in Morocco.
A public debate will follow the two presentations. Markus Loewe (DIE) will moderate the event.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register for the event at ina.gampfer@die-gdi.de
You are welcome to join our reception at the end of the debate.
Date:
06/23/2016 17:30 - 06/23/2016 19:00
Event venue:
Tulpenfeld 6
53113 Bonn
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Social studies
Types of events:
Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
06/10/2016
Sender/author:
Tanja Vogel
Department:
Stabsstelle Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event54577
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