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 201 - 210 of 826
Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Baccalaureate students hold a protest sit-in in Ma'an against the new one-session system to achieve the final diploma | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | February 26, 2019 |
Activists in Ma'an stage a sit-in and a march in solidarity with Palestine, demanding the end of the ongoing Israeli aggressions against Gaza, Jerusalem, and the rest of the Occupied Territories | Collective / Informal group | Regional / Political grievances | March, Sit-in | Support of a cause | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | May 14, 2021 |
Unemployed people in Ma'an Governorate continue their sit-in in front of the municipality building, for the fifteenth consecutive day, to demand decent work opportunities. | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | October 25, 2022 |
Protesters stage simultaneous sit-ins after the Friday prayer in several villages and towns of the Ma'an Governorate to protest against the privatisation of Ma'an water company and its fusion with Aqaba water company | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Policy grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | January 14, 2022 |
Parents in Ma'an governorate refrain from sending their children to school in protest against the failure of delivering water to the area inhabited by thousands of Jordanian citizens. | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Strike / Strike announcement | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | October 2, 2022 |
Unemployed people in Ma'an city marched toward a company in the Shediyeh neighborhood in search of employment. | Workers group: Unemployed | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | March | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Ma'an | Jordan | November 3, 2022 |
Students of the Kura District stage a sit-in in front of the Education Department to protest against the new ministerial exam programs | Students and/or student’s unions and clubs | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Kura | Jordan | October 8, 2018 |
Sid el-Sultani residents stage a sit-in outside Kerak pumping station to protest water cuts | Affected group (inc. NIMBY) | Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Kerak | Jordan | June 13, 2022 |
"Yellow taxi" drivers strike outside the Governorate building in Kerak to protest against the unfair competition of unlicensed smart-application transportation, private cars and minibuses | Workers group: Self-employed | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights, Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | N/A | Kerak | Jordan | November 22, 2021 |
Shops and establishments hold a strike in the city of Kerak, demanding a reduction in fuel prices. | Workers group: Other | Policy grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | kerak | Jordan | December 19, 2022 |