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.
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Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Dozens of citizens in Ain Jana demonstrate in support of King Abdullah II's stances rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Demonstration | Support of a cause | N/A | Ain Jana | Jordan | February 14, 2020 |
Public bus owners of the Ajloun area protest against the concurrence of private taxis | Workers group: Public Sector | Corporatist grievances | Demonstration | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Ajloun | Jordan | January 6, 2020 |
Youth groups in Ajloun organise a sit-in in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | May 11, 2021 |
Teachers stage a sit-in in Ajloun 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 | Ajloun | Jordan | February 14, 2021 |
Ajloun activists stage a sit-in to demand the release of the detainees arrested during the protests of March 13-14 and reiterate their demands for the resignation of the government | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...), Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | March 20, 2021 |
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest sit-in in Ajloun rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" | Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | February 7, 2020 |
Protesters roadblock in Ajloun over the arrest of an activist | Collective / Informal group | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Road blockade | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | February 16, 2022 |
al-Shifa bus drivers hold a strike to protest against the unfair concurrence of unlicensed vehicles, demanding protective measures | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | September 30, 2018 |
Bus drivers of Ajloun governorate hold a strike to protest against the concurrence of private vehicles | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | January 21, 2019 |
Owners of loaders and excavators, and stone quarry workers, stage a sit-in in Ajloun to denounce recurring police raids that target owners of machines working the quarries | Workers group: Other | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ajloun | Jordan | August 9, 2022 |