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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Karak citizens, shopkeepers, and bus owners protest agains the decision to move the main bus station from the city center to the eastern side of the town | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances | Demonstration | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | March 3, 2020 |
Drivers and owners of water tankers stage a sit-in in front of the Karak governorate building to protest against a project of the Ministry of Public Works | Workers group: Other | Corporatist grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | August 25, 2022 |
Employees of the Palace of Justice of Karak stage a protest sit-in to demand equal labor conditions with the staff of the Ministry of Justice | 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 | January 2, 2019 |
Teachers at Joza Secondary School for Boys in Karak start an open-ended strike to protest the decision of the Directorate of Education of Karak to transfer the school principal and end his contract | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | September 1, 2022 |
Bus drivers and owners stage a strike in Karak to demand compensations for the economic losses provoked by the Covid-19 restrictions on the capacity of buses | Workers group: Self-employed | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 1, 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 |
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Karak Governorate building to protest against the repressive measures taken against members of the Syndicate of Teachers on World Teacher's Day, and against other repressive measures taken since July 25,2020 | Workers group: Union / Syndicate, 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 | October 18, 2021 |
Teachers at Dawud Majali Secondary School in Al Qasr stage a sit-in outside the Directorate of Education of Karak to demand to transfer the school principal | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | Repression | Karak | Jordan | September 15, 2022 |
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 |
Citizens in Karak hold a demonstration in solidarity with the Teachers' Union | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice | March | Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Karak | Jordan | February 8, 2021 |