Morocco's Sad Sad Election


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Pretty early on, I realized that Moroccan democratization was a fraud, but I was really inspired by the passionate work of Moroccan grassroots activists, which led to my current passion for digital activism. nice Al-Jazeera English analysis of the election Unfortunately, the recent parliamentary elections on September 7th were pretty sad. I don't say that they were "disappointing" because it was really a surprise that the respected Islamist PJD party came in second to the do-nothing Istiqlal party (almost certaintly due to corrupt voting practices) or that only 37% of eligible voters actually cast a ballot, an all-time low in turn-out. The saddest part of this sad story is that when Moroccan voters become demoralized only one person wins: King Mohammed VI. If Moroccans lose faith in democracy, then they will stop demanding it from him and he can continue funneling money into a patronage system that rewards stodgy elites and prevents any real change from occuring. 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In 2006, I founded ZapBoom Consulting, which specializes in the analysis of how digital tools like cell phones and the Internet can be used in social change campaigns in developing countries. I have researched and written reports on topics ranging from online citizen journalism to blog advocacy and internet censorship. I have also performed in-country Internet monitoring and international conference organizing.

You can contact me at MaryCJoyce AT gmail DOT com.

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Feedback from Zapboom Clients:

"Mary's passion and energy for digital activism is obvious in every action and initiative she makes."...read more

"Right away she cut to the core of our needs."...read more

"She deserves much of the credit for organizing a tremendously successful event."...read more

"She was able to turn a potentially complex technical task into something that brought all the different viewpoints together and channelled everyone's energy in a collaborative manner."...read more

Digital Activism Projects

New! DigiActive.org (our goal is a world of digital activists)
Free Fouad (2008 blog campaign)
Rayt it! (2007 web annotation project)
Free Monem (2007 blog campaign)
Free Alaa (2006 blog campaign)
Demologue (2005-2007 digital democracy project)

Current CV

Double-click the image to download.

Written Products

Blog for a Cause!: The Global Voices Guide to Blog Advocacy
(Global Voices, 2008)
The Citizen Journalism Web Site 'OhmyNews' and the 2002 South Korean Presidential Election
(Internet and Democracy Project, 2007)
Internet Watch Report: The 2007 Presidential Elections in Nigeria
(OpenNet Initiative, 2007)
Social Change Technology in the Global South
(Journal of Information Technology and Social Change, 2007)

Prospects for e-Advocacy in the Global South
(The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Res Publica, 2006)
The Election Blogging Guide
(Demologue.com, 2006)
Morocco Raises Its Voice (Fulbright final report, 2005)

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Morocco's Sad Sad Election

Posted by Mary on 18/09/2007 at 17:38

Moroccan democracy is a cause that is near and dear to my heart. I spent the academic year of 2004-2005 in Rabat as a Fulbright scholar studying democratization. Pretty early on, I realized that Moroccan democratization was a fraud, but I was really inspired by the passionate work of Moroccan grassroots activists, which led to my current passion for digital activism.

nice Al-Jazeera English analysis of the election

Unfortunately, the recent parliamentary elections on September 7th were pretty sad. I don't say that they were "disappointing" because it was really a surprise that the respected Islamist PJD party came in second to the do-nothing Istiqlal party (almost certaintly due to corrupt voting practices) or that only 37% of eligible voters actually cast a ballot, an all-time low in turn-out.

The saddest part of this sad story is that when Moroccan voters become demoralized only one person wins: King Mohammed VI. If Moroccans lose faith in democracy, then they will stop demanding it from him and he can continue funneling money into a patronage system that rewards stodgy elites and prevents any real change from occuring. Well, I guess one person's happy about the sad sad Moroccan election.

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