Contributions of Abdel Rahman Rachik in the Approach to Social Movements in Morocco

Abstract

This paper examined the contributions of Abdrahman Rashik to the establishment of the sociology of social movements in Morocco, through his research productions on this topic, and the various uses he made due to his reliance on qualitative and quantitative approaches, in which he was able to trace the course of the protest movements in Morocco in different stages, which were characterized by the transition from rebellion to protest linked to the state's relationship with society, and its impact and influence on protest forms, especially with regard to structure, strategy, and organization, and in connection with developments in Moroccan society. Abdrahman Rachik's research is characterized by his tracking to the course of the protest movements in Morocco, according to the transformations and developments in different aspects. This enabled him to draw the features of this subject by combining the qualitative and quantitative approach, and between theory and practice.