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Gated communities and urban tribes in Fez Morocco as laboratories of urban glocalisation

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Qualitative fieldwork highlights how neoliberal segregation and solidarity shape urban tribes in Fez.

Gated communities in Fez reveal socio-spatial hierarchies and reinvent the jmaʿa for governance.
The study identifies a dual dynamic of territorialisation and reactivation of collective jmaʿa practices.
Findings highlight that urban living in Fez exemplifies urban glocalisation, not mere Western imitation.
Research draws on qualitative fieldwork involving semi-structured interviews and observational analysis.

Ameziane et al. (2025) studied this question.

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