The Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Research Group (GRGG) is the research and event organization body in geopolitics and geoeconomics of ESCA School of Management.
Mission
The GRGG aims to:
Disseminate Moroccan research in geopolitics and geoeconomics;
Highlight the importance of geopolitical skills in management;
Present theoretical models and practical tools applied to geopolitical analysis.
Context
The business environment is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected. Integrating geopolitical analysis into the training of future managers is essential.
ESCA Ecole de Management Casablanca, through its research structure in geopolitics and geoeconomics, aims to significantly contribute to teaching and research in geopolitics in Morocco.
As the first business school in Morocco to incorporate geopolitics into its curriculum, ESCA's primary objective with the launch of the GRGG is to establish a platform for analysis and exchange that brings together academics and professionals from both within and outside Morocco. This platform will facilitate debates on recurring issues such as global economic challenges and their implications for state power strategies, the emergence of new actors on the international political stage and their impact on interstate relations, and the model of sustainable growth and its associated challenges.
Lines of Research
The main areas of research for the GRGG revolve around concepts such as spaces and soft power, cross-border financing flows, power poles, new actors, spatial dynamics, and geopolitical competence in business. Research activities are focused on the following areas:
Geopolitics of emerging countries
Economic emergence
Corporate Geopolitics
Cross-border financial flows
Geoeconomics of sustainable development
Energy and environmental issues related to the control, exploitation, and transport of hydrocarbons (gas, oil)
Questioning political borders: economic and cultural discontinuities, separatism
Political-economic and military alliances
Identity processes
Partnerships
Think tank Gatewayhouse, Mumbai – India
Amadeus Institute, Rabat – Morocco
Research Center on Governance and Geopolitics at Grenoble Ecole de Management – France.
Geopolitical Alliance for Management: Think tank launched in October 2010, GAM was born from a partnership between ESCA Ecole de Management, Grenoble Ecole de Management, the French Institute of the Middle East, the University of Bulgaria, the Institute of Political Science of Dakar, the Institute of Geopolitics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
The Geopolitics and Geoeconomics Research Group (GRGG) is the research and event organization body in geopolitics and geoeconomics of ESCA School of Management.
Mission
Disseminate Moroccan research in geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Highlight the importance of geopolitical skills in management.
Present theoretical models and conceptual tools applied to all levels of geopolitical analysis.
Goals
Multiply scientific production through articles, case studies, manuals, works, etc. in geopolitics and geoeconomics
Share and enrich reflection on geopolitics and geoeconomics topics specific to Morocco and the MENA region.
Key activities
Organization of scientific and professional events around geopolitics and geoeconomics (round tables, conferences, etc.).
Organization and animation of periodic workshops in restricted circles with managers and local leaders.
Dissemination of knowledge and research work through different media platforms (television debates, radio broadcasts, etc.).
