From the 13th to the 14th of October, the Africa Institute for Research in Economics and Social Sciences (AIRESS) organized a workshop titled “The State of Dying: The Governance of Death” at UM6P Campus in Rabat.
The two-day workshop brought together historians, anthropologists, legal scholars, political theorists, medical sociologists, and practitioners to examine how death and dying are governed across different social, political, and institutional contexts.
Through interdisciplinary discussions, participants addressed three dimensions: the influence of public policies and inequalities on exposure to death; the management of dying through healthcare systems, medical decisions, and care practices; and the governance of bodies, funeral traditions, and remembrance after death.
The workshop examined the roles of states, healthcare institutions, families, and religious organizations in shaping these processes. The exchanges provided a platform for academic dialogue on the relationship between sovereignty, care, inequality, and the governance of death across different societies.