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 581 - 590 of 826
Title Actors / Mobilising structures Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA Mode of action Objective State response Locationsort descending Country Date
Drivers and owners of water tankers stage a sit-in in front of the Karak governorate building to protest against a project of the Ministry of Public Works Workers group: Other Corporatist grievances Sit-in Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan August 25, 2022
Karak citizens, shopkeepers, and bus owners protest agains the decision to move the main bus station from the city center to the eastern side of the town Affected group (inc. NIMBY) Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances Demonstration Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan March 7, 2020
Unemployed youth from Karak governorate inaugurates a protest march to the Royal Hashemite Court to demand job opportunities Workers group: Unemployed Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection March Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan February 21, 2019
Teachers at Dawud Majali Secondary School in Al Qasr stage a sit-in outside the Directorate of Education of Karak to demand to transfer the school principal Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services Repression Karak Jordan September 15, 2022
Citizens in Karak hold a 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 Karak Jordan January 10, 2021
Teachers at Joza Secondary School for Boys in Karak start an open-ended strike to protest the decision of the Directorate of Education of Karak to transfer the school principal and end his contract Workers group: School teachers / University professors Policy grievances Strike / Strike announcement Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan September 1, 2022
Bus drivers of the governorate hold a demonstration in Karak desert road to protest the decision to transfer the Karak Transportation Complex from downtown to a new peripheral location Workers group: Self-employed Policy grievances, Corporatist grievances Road blockade Protest of a policy / Governmental measure N/A Karak Jordan February 11, 2020
Workers of the Water Authority of the Karak governorate stage a sit-in in front of the Authority’s building to demand greater social security allowances Workers group: Public Sector Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection Sit-in Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...) N/A Karak Jordan March 7, 2021
Hundreds of citizens hold a protest stand in Karak to reject Donald Trump's "Deal of the Century" Collective / Informal group, Political Party, CSO Regional / Political grievances Sit-in Support of a cause N/A Karak Jordan January 31, 2020
Bus and drivers of the Karak governorate stage a sit-in to demand protection from the concurrence of unlicensed private operators Workers group: Self-employed Corporatist grievances Sit-in Demands for rights / Services N/A Karak Jordan March 15, 2021

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Actors / Mobilising Structures Chart

Cause / Grievances / Framing CA Chart

Mode of Action Chart