12 Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy with Africa
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Faiza Koubi
Abstract
This chapter explains and analyses Morocco’s diplomatic relations with the rest of the continent despite its ostensible isolation and exclusion between 1984 and 2016. Religion is a major aspect of Morocco’s identity and culture, and therefore a significant driver of the country’s cultural diplomacy. The chapter outlines Morocco’s practice of cultural diplomacy as an instrument of its foreign policy with special emphasis on its relations with African states. Cultural diplomacy, as a distinct diplomatic practice, can be defined as cultural cooperation between states and government intervention to use culture to advance national interests. Drawing upon these definitions, the chapter describes the evolution, tenets and practice of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy with other African states and significant African non-state actors. It discusses the evolution of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy and the role of religion in its cultural diplomacy with Africa, concluding with an assessment of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy.
Abstract
This chapter explains and analyses Morocco’s diplomatic relations with the rest of the continent despite its ostensible isolation and exclusion between 1984 and 2016. Religion is a major aspect of Morocco’s identity and culture, and therefore a significant driver of the country’s cultural diplomacy. The chapter outlines Morocco’s practice of cultural diplomacy as an instrument of its foreign policy with special emphasis on its relations with African states. Cultural diplomacy, as a distinct diplomatic practice, can be defined as cultural cooperation between states and government intervention to use culture to advance national interests. Drawing upon these definitions, the chapter describes the evolution, tenets and practice of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy with other African states and significant African non-state actors. It discusses the evolution of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy and the role of religion in its cultural diplomacy with Africa, concluding with an assessment of Morocco’s cultural diplomacy.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figure and Tables vii
- List of Abbreviations viii
- Notes on Contributors x
- Acknowledgements xiv
- Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study 1
- An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa 11
- Common African Positions as Diplomatic Instruments 29
- South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects 42
- Prospects for Smart Diplomacy and Its Use in the Foreign Policies of African Small Island Developing States 56
- Maritime Diplomacy and the African Maritime Agenda 71
- Twitter/X Diplomacy and Its Use and Practice in Africa 88
- The Quiet Diplomacy of the Chibok Abductions 105
- A Diplomatic Conduit: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Africa 121
- Africa’s Health Diplomacy 137
- Ghana’s Cultural Diplomacy 150
- Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy with Africa 163
- Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy in Africa 178
- African Agency: The Case of Russian Nuclear Programmes in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia 196
- Challenges and Triumphs for Women Leaders in African Diplomacy 221
- African Diplomacy: An Agenda for Practice and Research 236
- Index 248
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of Figure and Tables vii
- List of Abbreviations viii
- Notes on Contributors x
- Acknowledgements xiv
- Introducing African Diplomacy as a Field of Study 1
- An Overview of the Evolution of Diplomacy in Europe and Africa 11
- Common African Positions as Diplomatic Instruments 29
- South Africa’s Economic Diplomacy and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement: Challenges and Prospects 42
- Prospects for Smart Diplomacy and Its Use in the Foreign Policies of African Small Island Developing States 56
- Maritime Diplomacy and the African Maritime Agenda 71
- Twitter/X Diplomacy and Its Use and Practice in Africa 88
- The Quiet Diplomacy of the Chibok Abductions 105
- A Diplomatic Conduit: The Role of Science Diplomacy in Africa 121
- Africa’s Health Diplomacy 137
- Ghana’s Cultural Diplomacy 150
- Morocco’s Cultural Diplomacy with Africa 163
- Understanding Knowledge Diplomacy in Africa 178
- African Agency: The Case of Russian Nuclear Programmes in Egypt, Ghana, South Africa and Zambia 196
- Challenges and Triumphs for Women Leaders in African Diplomacy 221
- African Diplomacy: An Agenda for Practice and Research 236
- Index 248
