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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Protests erupted in the Lubb and Malih areas of Theban District in Madaba Governorate, in protest against the increase in fuel prices. | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Repression | Madaba Governorate | Jordan | December 13, 2022 |
The traders of Madaba livestock market stage a demonstration to protest the new market site | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | June 10, 2019 |
Students at the German Jordanian University stage a sit-in on the university campus to reject the imposition of additional fees of 900 dinars per student | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Corporate grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Bargaining | Madaba | Jordan | May 31, 2022 |
Shop keepers of the Madaba Friday Market staged a protest against the decision of the Municipality to move the market to a new location | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | July 18, 2019 |
The Islamic Movement organises a sit-in in Madaba in solidarity with Palestine, amid escalating tensions in the Occupied Territories | Political Party, FBO | Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | May 10, 2021 |
A crowd of outraged Madaba citizens violated the curfew overnight to protest the missed distribution of bread by the authorities and tried to storm bakeries | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Demonstration, Other | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Madaba | Jordan | March 24, 2020 |
The doctors of the emergency department of the al-Nadim Hospital go on strike to demand an increase of the medical staff for the Eid period | Workers group: Healthcare workers | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | August 7, 2019 |
Students in the German university stage a sit-in to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | November 28, 2021 |
Shops owners in Madaba's touristic street start an open-ended strike to protest against tourist guides who often advise tourists to no buy in their shops, and demand the intervention of the Ministry of Tourism | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | September 6, 2022 |
Shops in Madaba governorate closed their doors for the second day in a row, in solidarity with the strike of the public transport sector and trucks. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Support of a cause | N/A | Madaba | Jordan | December 14, 2022 |