Abdellah ES-SOUADI (Octobre 2026 à janvier 2027)

Abdellah ES-SOUADI is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University (Morocco). He earned his PhD in Sociology from Hassan II University of Casablanca, with a doctoral dissertation entitled “Cannabis Between Legal Norms and Group Norms in the Land of the Jbala: A Praxeological Approach to the Enactment of Norms in Morocco’s Cannabis-Producing Region.”

His research focuses on drug use, the trajectories of justice-involved individuals, and processes of assisted desistance. He also examines cannabis cultivation in Morocco and the various forms of regulation shaping the emerging legal cannabis market.

He is a full member of the International Association of French-Speaking Sociologists (AISLF), affiliated with Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France. He is currently a visiting researcher at the International Centre for Comparative Criminology (CICC), hosted by Catherine Arseneault at the Université de Montréal (UdeM).

Research Interests

• Sociology of Deviance

• Drug Policy

• Cannabis Economy

• Drug Use

• Addiction Treatment

• Assisted Desistance

Recent Publications

ES-SOUADI, A. (2022). “Culture du cannabis au Rif occidental du Maroc ou l’émergence du territoire tolérable.” Cahier des sciences sociales, Special Issue No. 6.

ES-SOUADI, A. (2021). “Partager le monopole des savoirs dans l’usage de drogues. Le cas des junkies au Maroc.” In B. Godrie, M. Dos Santos, and S. Lemaire (Eds.), Éditions science et bien commun.

MOUNA, K., & ES-SOUADI, A. (2020). “Trajectories of an Addiction: Ethnography of Heroin Use in Tangier (Morocco).” Teoria e Cultura.

MOUNA, K., & ES-SOUADI, A. (2015). “Le parcours migratoire de jeunes ruraux du bled du kif.” Alternatives Rurales, (3).