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 241 - 250 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort ascending Country Date
A protest march to ask for the release of arrested members of the Teachers' Union ends in clashes with the security forces Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances, Injustice / Perceived injustice March Protest of a policy / Governmental measure, Support of a cause Repression Karak Jordan August 4, 2020
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
Unemployed from the Karak governorate stage a sit-in in front of Ministry of Labor to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan March 9, 2021
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
Workers of the Water Authority of the Karak governorate go on strike to defend their social security rights Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan March 29, 2021
Unemployed youth of Karak inaugurates an open-ended sit-in in front of the Karak Governorate building to demand greater job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Karak Jordan November 1, 2019
The Defence Committe of the Detainees of the al-Majali clan stages a sit-in in Karak to demand the release of their clan members arrested within the framework of the security operation against Price Hamza bin Hussein CSO, Clan member Injustice / Perceived injustice Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan April 10, 2021
Unemployed demonstrate in Karak Castle to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Demonstration Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan November 24, 2021
Popular and Partisan activities organized a march in front of the Husseini Mosque in the downtown area of ​​the capital, Amman, in support of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Workers group: Union / Syndicate Regional / Political grievances March Support of a cause N/A Jordan Jordan October 14, 2022
Protests in the transportation and shipping sectors continue in different regions of the Kingdom. Truck and transport drivers stress their demands for a reduction in fuel prices, especially diesel and gasoline. Workers group: Other Policy grievances Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Jordan Jordan December 18, 2022

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart