Abdallah Saaf

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Abdallah Saaf is an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University.

He is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South. He is also Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Mohammed V University, and he serves as the Director of the Center for Studies in Social Sciences Research (CERSS). Additionally, he is the founder of the Moroccan Association of Political Science. His research encompasses political science, international relations, development strategies, and public policies.

Professor Saaf was a key member of the commission responsible for revising the Moroccan Constitution in July 2011 and has been a member of the Scientific Committee at the Global Forum for Human Rights. Previously, he held the position of Minister of Education from 1998 to 2004. Before that, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Legal, Economic & Social Sciences in Mohammadia from 1996 to 1998 and a Visiting Professor at the University of Nanterre in 1989. He has overseen the annual «Strategic Report of Morocco» since 1995.

Professor Saaf has edited and directed several notable publications, including «Cohésion Sociale, institutions et politiques publiques» (published by the Policy Center for the New South, July 2017), «Mutations Politiques Comparées au Maghreb et au Machrek - 7 Ans après le Printemps Arabe» (published by the Policy Center for the New South, June 2018),
«La Sécurité et la Réforme de l’Etat: Perspectives Comparées entre la région de l’Afrique de l’ouest et la région arabe» (CODESRIA, 2023) and “ Les Etablissements et Entreprises Publics au Maroc: Les autres figures de l’Etat” (published by the Policy Center for the New South, 2024).

He holds a doctorate in Public Law (earned in 1979), a degree in philosophy from Paris Sorbonne, and various other postgraduate qualifications in Political Science and Law.
 

Courses
For the academic year 2022-2023

  • (POL101) Introduction à la Science Politique
  • (POL103) Systèmes Politiques Comparés et Philosophie Politique

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Abdallah Saaf

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