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 421 - 430 of 826
Titlesort ascending Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Location Country Date
People of Ma'an carried out a night march started from Al-Sharari's office towards the governorate building, demanding the release of the former mayor of Ma'an, Majed Al- Sharari. Collective / Informal group Policy grievances March Support to political leader / Public figure N/A Ma'an Governorate Jordan December 28, 2022
People in financial difficulty stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand to reconsider laws that sanction indebted people Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan May 9, 2022
People in financial difficulty stage a sit-in outside the Parliament to demand the adoption of a law to stop the imprisonment of indebted people Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Amman Jordan April 25, 2022
People from Ma'an governorate stage a sit-in in front of Ma'an Grand Mosque to protest the Aqaba Water Company's power over them supporting the demands of the unemployed. Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Ma'an Governorate Jordan October 28, 2022
Parties and professional associations organise a sit-in in Karak in solidarity with Palestine, condemning ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip Political Party Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Karak Jordan May 11, 2021
Parents of the students of Zeinab High School stage a sit-in against the poor conditions of the building and the delays in rehabilitation works Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Amman Jordan September 13, 2021
Parents of the students of the Sabaa Asir Secondary School for Girls, in the Northern Badia district, refrained from sending their children to school to protest against the failure of the directorate to protect the school from acts of vandalism at night Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Civil disobedience Demands for rights / Services N/A Northern Badia Jordan October 1, 2018
Parents of the students of Beit Jaffa Secondary School protest against the delay in implementing the maintenance of the primary school building Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Irbid Jordan March 20, 2019
Parents of the students of Al-Mansaf Elementary Mixed School in Dhiban staged a protest against the poor conditions of the building Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Bargaining Dhiban Jordan December 3, 2018
Parents of the students of Al-Mansaf Elementary Mixed School in Dhiban stage a sit-in to protest against the delays in opening a tender for the new building of the school, being the old one in critical structural conditions Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Access to socio-eco rights: Basic rights / Services / Infrastructure Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Dhiban Jordan September 9, 2018

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart