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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Shop owners in the "Trucks city" area in Irbid stage a sit-in in front of the governorate headquarters to demand to find a solution in front of the repeated attacks and robberies they face since the Friday Market has been transferred to their area | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | October 20, 2021 |
The faculty staff of Yarmouk University (Irbid) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to protest against the reduction of their allocations from the parallel education programs | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Irbid | Jordan | January 28, 2019 |
Unions, parties, and CSOs organise a sit-in in Irbid in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the #SaveSheikhJarrah campaign | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | May 10, 2021 |
Owners of private schools stage a sit-in in front of Irbid Education Directorate to protest against the decision to impose distance learning to contain Covd-19 | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | October 11, 2020 |
Shopkeepers of the Amman Transit Station in Irbid protest against the delays in the reopening of the complex after rehabilitation and expansion works | Workers group: Self-employed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Demonstration, Other | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | February 2, 2020 |
Shopkeepers stage a protest at the Irbid Municipality against the decision to grant new licenses for vegetable shops | Workers group: Self-employed, Workers group: Union / Syndicate | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | January 19, 2021 |
Protesters demonstrate in Irbid to protest municipal and governorate councils election results. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | Repression | Irbid | Jordan | March 23, 2022 |
Yarmouk University employees protest to demand greater labor bonuses and social security allowances | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | March 3, 2020 |
Political parties and activitst in Irbid hold a sit-in in solidarity with Palestine, amid escalating tensions in the Occupied Territories | Political Party | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | May 10, 2021 |
Bus owners stage a protest against the new routes established by the transport authorities of the Irbid governorate | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Irbid | Jordan | August 25, 2020 |