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Emotions in the 2024 US Election: Anger, Fear, ... And Hope?

October 7, 2024
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The Policy Center for the New South organized a roundtable on September 30th, focusing on the dynamics of the upcoming US Elections. This event featured a presentation by David Sylvan, Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and an expert in US foreign policy and political analysis. Professor Sylvan, whose academic career included appointments at institutions such as the Geneva Graduate Institute and the University of Oxford, explored the role of emotions in shaping voter behavior during the 2024 US election, focusing on strategies aimed at heightening anger, fear, and hope. The session was moderated by Ambassador Mohammed Loulichki, with a presentation and open discussion providing participants the opportunity to engage with the sentiments shaping the current political landscape.

Speakers
Mohammed Loulichki
Senior Fellow
Mohammed Loulichki is a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South and an Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. He brings over 40 years of comprehensive experience in diplomacy, conflict resolution, and human rights. He has served in various roles including as a member and Deputy Head of the Moroccan delegation to the 3rd Conference on the Law of the Sea (1982-1990), Head of the Department of Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1988-1991), and General Director for Multilateral Affairs in the same ministry (2003-2006).   He also acted as Morocco's Ambassador to Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Croatia (1995-1999), and was the Moroccan Government's Ambassador Coordinator with MINURSO (1999-2001). Furthermore, he se ...
David Sylvan
Affiliate Professor at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and an expert in US foreign policy and political analysis
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