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.
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Title | Actors / Mobilising structures | Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA | Mode of action | Objective | State response | Location | Country | Date |
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Protesters demonstrate in Irbid to protest municipal and governorate councils election results. | Collective / Informal group | Policy grievances | Demonstration | Revolutionary (seeking radical change across society / political system) | Repression | Irbid | Jordan | March 22, 2022 |
Shopkeepers of the Amman Transit Station in Irbid protest against the delays in the reopening of the complex after rehabilitation and expansion works | Workers group: Self-employed | Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection | Demonstration, Other | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | February 2, 2020 |
Yarmouk University employees protest to demand greater labor bonuses and social security allowances | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | March 3, 2020 |
Bus operators in Irbid went on strike due to internal disputes over schedule and passenger boarding system | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Other | Procedural action | Irbid | Jordan | May 23, 2021 |
Hundreds of citizens in Irbid stage a protest sit-in to protest against the gas deal brokered by the Jordanian and the Israeli government, demanding the drop of the agreement and the end of the economic cooperation with the Zionist entity | Political Party, CSO, FBO | Policy grievances, Regional / Political grievances | Sit-in | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | January 10, 2020 |
Shop owners of the Irbid Commercial District threat strike to protest against the pre-paid parking project in the area (Autopark) | Workers group: Self-employed | Corporatist grievances | Strike / Strike announcement | Protest of a policy / Governmental measure | Bargaining | Irbid | Jordan | April 21, 2019 |
Shop owners in the "Trucks city" area in Irbid stage a sit-in in front of the governorate headquarters to demand to find a solution in front of the repeated attacks and robberies they face since the Friday Market has been transferred to their area | Workers group: Self-employed | Injustice / Perceived injustice | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | October 20, 2021 |
The faculty staff of Yarmouk University (Irbid) inaugurate an open-ended sit-in to protest against the reduction of their allocations from the parallel education programs | Workers group: School teachers / University professors | Policy grievances, Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) | Bargaining | Irbid | Jordan | January 28, 2019 |
After Friday prayer, hundreds of citizens hold a protest sit-in in Irbid 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 | Irbid | Jordan | February 7, 2020 |
Employees of Yarmouk University stage a sit-in to protest against the university’s failure to address their demands | Workers group: Public Sector | Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights | Sit-in | Demands for rights / Services | N/A | Irbid | Jordan | March 10, 2020 |