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 601 - 610 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Datesort ascending
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
Former employees of the al-Abiad Cement Company stage a sit-in in Amman’s Fourth Circle to demand the payment of their termination indemnities Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan February 12, 2020
Jordanian Bar Association protests the executive decision to move the Amman Court of Appeal to a new building Workers group: Union / Syndicate Corporatist grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan February 12, 2020
Bus drivers of the governorate hold a demonstration in Karak desert road to protest the decision to transfer the Karak Transportation Complex from downtown to a new peripheral location Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances Road blockade Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan February 11, 2020
Dozens of citizens hold a solidarity demonstration in Ruseifa with the Palestinian cause, rejecting Donad Trump's "Deal of the Century" Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Ruseifa Jordan February 8, 2020
Dozens of citizens hold a solidarity demonstration in Zarqa with the Palestinian cause, 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 Zarqa Jordan February 8, 2020
Working women of the “Classic ready-to-wear” plant in Basira protest against the violation of their labour rights Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Basira Jordan February 8, 2020
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest march in Zarqa rejecting Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO Regional / Political grievances March Support of a cause N/A Zarqa Jordan February 7, 2020
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest sit-in in Irbid 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 Irbid Jordan February 7, 2020
Hundreds of citizens hold a protest sit-in near the American Embassy in Amman 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 Amman Jordan February 7, 2020

Pages

Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart