Intellectual Vision

Sociological Paradigm

My intellectual project operates from Edgar Morin's complex thought paradigm. It focuses on deconstructing and studying the social dynamics produced by international migration as a central mechanism for reshaping patterns of belonging and building forms of transnational citizenship, with particular focus on the Morocco-Europe corridor.

Didactic Practice

This work is grounded in the organic relationship between philosophical thinking and didactic practice — through investing digital tools and levers to build spaces for dialogue and critical questioning.

Academic Profile

Doctoral Thesis

PhD in Sociology, defended at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Oujda, June 25, 2025. Title: "Identity and Transnational Citizenship: A Sociological Study of Moroccans in Europe". Currently under publication with Al-Arabi Publishing.

Laboratories & Journals

Graduate of the Laboratory of Culture, Communication Industry and Sociological Research, Mohammed I University, Oujda • Member of Research Center for Social and Human Studies • Editor-in-Chief of AFAQ Research Horizons.

Educational Environment

Philosophy teacher at the secondary qualifying level, working on engineering and refining the digital didactics of the philosophy lesson and developing its media tools and interactive pedagogical thinking platforms.

Publications & Working Papers

All papers carry Zenodo DOI for open science archiving.

Social Attitudes
May 2026

Social Attitudes: A Psycho-Sociological Approach to Concept, Structure, and Mechanisms of Change

This paper dissects the architecture of social attitudes — not as fixed opinions, but as dynamic structures that societies produce, maintain, and sometimes dissolve. I examine the sociological instruments available to redirect or transform these attitudes within the social fabric, arguing that attitude change is never only psychological; it is always embedded in power relations and institutional rhythms.

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Genetic Epistemology
December 2025

Genetic Epistemology in Piaget's Philosophy: Theoretical Foundations and Didactic Activation in the Moroccan Philosophy Lesson

A didactic study that proposes a practical framework for activating Piaget's genetic epistemology in the teaching of philosophy at the Moroccan secondary qualifying level. The paper asks: how can a theory of cognitive development become a living methodology in the philosophy lesson, rather than a dead citation in a textbook?

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Research Vectors

Sociology of Migration & Transnational Citizenship

I study the social, political, and cultural ties that cross-border migrants build and maintain — not as Durkheimian anomie or rupture, but as a new social form. The daily practices that link origin and settlement countries (remittances, electoral participation in two states, transnational family structures) are not deviations from citizenship; they are its reinvention.

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Contemporary Social Transformations

I track the dynamics of social change produced by migration and globalization, with specific attention to cultural and institutional shifts in Moroccan society. This is not top-down impact assessment; it is ethnographic attention to how people negotiate meaning when their reference points multiply.

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Digital Didactics of the Philosophy Lesson

I develop didactic tools and digital media for teaching philosophy at the secondary qualifying level. The goal is not technological fetishism, but the strengthening of critical thinking and the refinement of argumentation mechanisms among learners. By didactics I mean the specific work of transforming philosophical knowledge into knowledge that students can grasp and inhabit. Technology is a means, not an end.

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AFAQ Research Horizons

Peer-Reviewed Multidisciplinary Journal in the Social Sciences and Humanities

About the Journal

AFAQ Research Horizons is a peer-reviewed, electronic academic journal published by the Renaissance Association for Supporting Local Development. It aims to publish original research and studies in the fields of social sciences and humanities, embracing multidisciplinary approaches and cross-scientific dialogues.

AFAQ Research Horizons commits to:

  • Double-blind peer review
  • APA 7 citation standards
  • Open Journal Systems (OJS) archiving
  • Open access with no article processing charges

We publish across sociology, anthropology, philosophy, education, and cultural studies — accepting Arabic, French, and English submissions.

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Academic Contact

Direct Contact

  • Email: khalid@elaouni.ma
  • Institution: Laboratory of Culture, Communication Industry and Sociological Research, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Mohammed I University, Oujda
  • Affiliation: Research Center for Social and Human Studies

Digital Identifiers

Platforms: Agora — Digital Didactic Space