The roundtable discussions I have had with my students have given rise to a book “An Investigation into  Political Apathy amongst Students: A case study of Cadi Ayyad University. In this respect, I would like to express my thanks to my students, who have shown exemplary patience, ready and generous availability of advice and information

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What actually sparked off this qualitative research undertaken within the confines of the Faculty of Humanities in Marrakesh was a pressing need to assess the veracity of the assumption that underscores the existence of an inextricably intertwined correlation between political interest and political involvement. To that end, undergraduate students were kindly invited to participate in interviews and focus group discussions. No undue influence was exerted on them, for they were free to respond to an array of questions with regard to the current situation in the country, major political actors, and the upcoming elections.

The focus group discussions were held in a classroom with me acting as a moderator, using the tape recorder unobtrusively so that students might not hold back on their responses to the above-mentioned talking points. The survey results show that there is a growing chasm between the majority of students and political life, on account of a number of reasons that are exhaustively laid bare in the book.