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 571 - 580 of 826
Titlesort descending Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Date
Smart application drivers who work for Careem start an open-ended strike nationwide to protest the company's decision to decrease the price of the trips by 20% Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Demands for rights / Services N/A Jordan June 19, 2022
Smart application drivers who work for Careem start an open-ended strike nationwide to protest the company's policies and its inaction Workers group: Self-employed Corporate grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Strike / Strike announcement Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Jordan May 15, 2022
Students and residents of Amman's Tafilah neighborhood stage a night march in solidarity with the teachers' struggle Collective / Informal group, Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice March Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan October 2, 2019
Students at Joza Secondary School for Boys in Karak stage a sit-in to protest the decision of the Directorate of Education of Karak to transfer the school principal and end his contract Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan September 7, 2022
Students at the German Jordanian University stage a sit-in on the university campus to reject the imposition of additional fees of 900 dinars per student Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Corporate grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Madaba Jordan May 31, 2022
Students at the Jordan University of Science and Technology launch an online campaign using the hastag ''technology harasser'' to share their testimonies about a university professor who harassed them and to demand an external investigation Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Injustice / Perceived injustice Online campaign Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Jordan June 6, 2022
Students at the University of Jordan stage a sit-in outside the Presidency of the University to protest against the participation of two members of the University at a conference along with an Israeli scholar Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Amman Jordan December 14, 2021
Students in Al Zeitoun university stage a sit-in to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman Jordan November 28, 2021
Students in several Jordanian universities demonstrate to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Amman, al-Mafraq, Zarqa Jordan November 23, 2021
Students in the German university stage a sit-in to condemn the agreement signed between Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates to swap solar energy and desalinated water Students and/or student’s unions and clubs Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Madaba Jordan November 28, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart