الحراك الشعبي الأردني : من هم و ما مطالبهم

Abstract EN

This study aims to describe personal, social and economic characteristics of the participants in the Jordan Social Movement (JSM).

Who participates? What are their demands? The sample consisted of 1527 participants distributed among 12 governorates.

A special questionnaire was developed with a high validity and reliability.

Results of the study showed that over two-thirds (71%) of the participants were male and 30% were from the private sector.

29% were youth, almost half of the participants (42%) earned a Bachelor’s degree, and 56% were married.

Around one-third of the participants or 35% work in an administrative field.

With regard to family size, 48% of participants had less than 6 members.

37% of the participants have an income of less than 400 dinars.

More than half of participants 57% have at least two individuals working in the family.

However, 44% have 1-4 unemployed persons in the family.

The majority of the participants (74%) in the Social Movements were East Jordanian.

With regard to the political affiliation, only 12% of the sample was politically affiliated and 61% consider themselves politically independent.

18% of them participated in 1-5 demonstrations in 2013 compared to 14% in 2012.

The average number of participants in each event was 562 individuals, with an average of 64 females.

The most widely used contact method (61%) was social networking sites to call for events.

Reform social movementwas accounted for 29% of the participants.

Only 19% of participants believe that the Jordan Social Movement (JSM) will continue.

36% strongly believe it will continue, and 16% believe it will be contained by the state.

In the opinion of 29% of the participants, Jordan is moving towards reform, and 57% believe reform is possible in Jordan.

79% believe that corruption is widespread but only 22% believe that the fight against corruption is possible.

38% of participants do not feel justice exists and the vast majority (94%) believe that reform and the fight against corruption should be national priorities.

Also, 91% and 86%, respectively, reported that the fight against poverty and amending the Constitution are national priorities.

80% believe that political reform should be at the top of reform priorities.

Police performance was rated by JMS as the best 57% among the other security sector organizations.

And 64% believe the existence official bullying against the JSM.

Finally, 91% agree that the core demands of the JSM is the trial of the corrupters, 89% agree it is about the protection of human rights, 89% believe it is about the fight against poverty, and 88% agree it is about solving the government debt.

Findings were explained in the light of Aristo’s conflict and relative deprivation theory.