Mapping of Collective Actions in Jordan
Publication Date: 2019
The mapping of collective actions in Jordan tracks mobilisations by groups of people whose goal is to achieve a common objective.
Each mapped collective action is based on a typology devised by the Centre for Social Sciences Research and Action.
The objective of this database is to explore collective actions by providing accurate data and relevant information on mobilisations happening in the country.
Explore the interactive charts below the table.
Data collection for this mapping is done by the CeSSRA team.
Information sources: Media reports, NGO reports, aid actors reports, as well as first-hand data collected by the CeSSRA team.
Period covered by data collection: September 1st, 2019 - till present.
Displaying 581 - 590 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Workers of the Water Authority of the Karak governorate stage a sit-in in front of the Authority’s building to demand greater social security allowances | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 7, 2021 |
Karak shopkeepers stage a sit-in to protest against the municipal the decision to move the city’s main Transport Complex to a new peripheral location | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 12, 2020 |
Unemployed youth of Karak inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Karak Governorate building to demand greater job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Karak | Jordan | November 1, 2019 |
Bus and drivers of the Karak governorate stage a sit-in to demand protection from the concurrence of unlicensed private operators | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 15, 2021 |
Workers of Karak Municipality stage a sit-in in front of the municipality building to demand salary rises | Workers group: Public Sector | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 26, 2020 |
The Defence Committe of the Detainees of the al-Majali clan stages a sit-in in Karak to demand the release of their clan members arrested within the framework of the security operation against Price Hamza bin Hussein | CSO, Clan member | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | April 10, 2021 |
Citizens of Karak governorate protest against water shortages | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Demonstration | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | June 7, 2019 |
Unemployed of the Karak district stage a protest to demand job opportunities | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 6, 2021 |
Teachers of Karak governorate hold a car march in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 15, 2021 |
Parties and professional associations organise a sit-in in Karak in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Karak | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |