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 551 - 560 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Bus drivers operating the Irbid-Amman route strike to protest against unfair competition Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Irbid, Amman Jordan December 22, 2021
Dozens of citizens in Jerash protest against the ministerial committee arrived in town to discuss the draft of the new income tax law Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jerash Jordan September 19, 2018
Drivers and owners of yellow taxis in Jerash staged a sit-in near the governorate building demanding the suspension of unlicensed applications in the city. Workers group: Other Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) Cooptation Jerash Jordan December 14, 2022
Hundreds of citizens hold a protest stand in Jerash 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 Jerash Jordan January 29, 2020
Teachers stage a sit-in outside the Education Directorate in Jerash to demand a resolution to the issue of suspended teachers, to demand the reinstatement of the dissolved syndicate, and to protest against the repression of teachers' mobilisations 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 Jerash Jordan June 20, 2022
Residents of Najdah and Hussainiyat hold a demonstration to protest against water shortages and poor water infrastructures in their villages Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Jerash Jordan July 29, 2019
Protesters roadblock in Jerash to protest municipal and governorate councils election results. Collective / Informal group Policy grievances Road blockade Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) Repression Jerash Jordan March 22, 2022
Citizens hold a protest sit-in in front of the Jerash Court to demand the release of the activist Alaa al-Ayasra arrested under the Cybercrime Law Collective / Informal group Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jerash Jordan July 1, 2020
Security forces arbitrarily arrested 21 teachers who were heading to the syndicate's branch in Jerash to celebrate Independence Day Workers group: Union / Syndicate, Workers group: School teachers / University professors Other Celebration Other Repression Jerash Jordan June 6, 2022
Citizens in Jerash hold a demonstration in solidarity with the Teachers' Union Collective / Informal group Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Support of a cause, Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jerash Jordan February 9, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart