Round table: Rethinking the Question of the State

Thinking about the State means questioning one of the oldest and most complex human constructions. This was the exercise undertaken by the Professor Mohamed El Maazouz, political anthropologist, during a round table bearing the title of his latest book « On the State », organized jointly by the United Nations Chair – Alliance of Civilizations and the ICESCO Chair “Arts, Societies and Civilizations”.

Through a historical, philosophical and anthropological approach, Prof. El Maazouz revisited the genesis and metamorphoses of themodern State, questioning its relevance in the era of contemporary upheavals: globalization of flows, recomposition of politics and transformations of living together.

This exchange, rich in perspectives and nuances, offered a fertile space for dialogue between researchers and students around a central question: how to rethink the State in light of the mutations of our societies and the challenges of the globalized world, and envisage its resilience in the face of contemporary upheavals?

A moment of high intellectual quality, illustrating the commitment of the two organizing chairs to dialogue between civilizations, critical thinking and the promotion of knowledge as a vector of unity and mutual understanding.