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SUMMARY:Radio and Political Change: Everyday Life Listening in Morocco - D
 r Ali Sonay\, POLIS\, University of Cambridge\, with Discussant Lorena Gaz
 zotti (Centre of Development Studies\, Cambridge)
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DESCRIPTION:Among the effects of the Arab uprisings on Morocco was the ado
 ption of a new constitution and the emplacement of an Islamist-led coaliti
 on government. Despite these significant changes\, the internal discussion
  on democratic change toward increased political participation and freedom
 s is ongoing. The media is both one of the major subjects and the forum of
  this debate. An important development has been the liberalization of the 
 previously state-controlled radio sector in 2005\, with 12 private radio s
 tations having been established in addition to the already existing public
  stations.\nAs the restructuring of the audiovisual sector is a recent phe
 nomenon\, this paper asks how Moroccan audiences responded: What do they l
 isten to and why? In order to answer this question\, fieldwork was conduct
 ed for a period of three months\, primarily interviewing taxi-drivers as a
  major cohort of radio listeners. In addition\, an online survey of studen
 ts’ listening preferences helped to contrast these findings with those r
 elating to a younger generation.\n\n\nThis talk is part of the CGHR Resear
 ch Group seminar series. The CGHR Research Group is a forum for graduate s
 tudents and early-career researchers from any department and disciplinary 
 background researching issues of governance and human rights in the global
 \, regional\, and national contexts.\n\nMore about the CGHR Research Group
 : https://www.cghr.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/research_group
LOCATION:Room 138\, Alison Richard Building\, Sidgwick Site\, 7 West Rd\, 
 CB3 9DT
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