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Jordan: A Democratic Audit
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Dr. Adli Hawwari
Reluctant Liberalisation: A Democratic Audit of Jordan, 1989-2019
Adli Hawwari
2020
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Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Table of Contents
Dr. Adli Hawwari
Preface
Introduction
Jordan: History and Political System
Assessment: 1989-2010
1. Citizenship, Law and Rights
1.1: Nationhood and Citizenship
1.2: Rule of Law and Access to Justice
1.3: Civil and Political Rights
1.4: Economic and Social Rights
2. Representative and (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Acronyms and List of Interviews
Dr. Adli Hawwari
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACC = Anti-Corruption Commission in Jordan
AFP = Agence France-Presse (French News Agency)
AI = Amnesty International
AVC = Audio-Visual Commission in Jordan
CDFJ = Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists in Jordan
CEDAW = Convention on the Elimination (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Preface
Dr. Adli Hawwari
On 8 November 2019, Jordan marked the thirtieth anniversary of what was hoped to be a transformation of the country’s political system into a democratic one. The initial stage was promising and produced an assertive House of Deputies (HoD). Thirty years later, the governments in Jordan are still (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Introduction
Dr. Adli Hawwari
A democratic audit, as defined by Beetham (1994, p. 25), ‘is the simple but ambitious project of assessing the state of democracy in a single country’. It is accurate to suggest that it is ‘ambitious’; it is not simple. My democratic audit is based on two questionnaires: a short one for (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Jordan: History and Political System
Dr. Adli Hawwari
In this chapter, I provide brief backgrounds for the modern history of Jordan; its political system; the branches of government; the economy; and the Palestinian connection in Jordan’s history and politics.
History of Jordan
The modern history of Jordan is related to the downfall of the (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Assessment: 1989-2010, Citizenship, Law and Rights
Dr. Adli Hawwari
In this chapter, I present, analyse, and discuss the data gathered through two questionnaires referred to previously. I follow the order and headings of categories and subcategories used in the long questionnaire. I begin with the short questionnaire (the macro-analysis). I then refer to the (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Representative and Accountable Government
Dr. Adli Hawwari
In this chapter, I present, analyse, and discuss the data pertaining to the second category in the democratic audit: representative and accountable government. It has six subcategories: free and fair elections; democratic role of political parties; government effectiveness and accountability; (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Civil Society and Popular Participation
Dr. Adli Hawwari
In this chapter, I continue the presentation and discussion of the data of the democratic audit. This chapter deals with the third major category: civil society and popular participation. It asks questions in three areas: the media in a democratic society; political participation; and (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Democracy Beyond the State
Dr. Adli Hawwari
This is the fourth and final major category in the democratic audit. It examines the external influences on democracy in Jordan as well as Jordan’s influence abroad in support of democracy in other countries.
4.1 External Influences on Jordan
The overarching question (Q14S, Q85L) asks: ‘Is (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Detailed Assessment: 1989-2010
Dr. Adli Hawwari
This chapter widens the scope of the assessment by examining more of the data collected in the long questionnaire, which has ninety questions. I propose to cover two questions from each subcategory: the questions with the highest and lowest means. If there is a tie, I include the questions which (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Assessment: 2011-2019
Dr. Adli Hawwari
Updated Appraisal: 2011-2019
In the following pages, I shall re-ask the fifteen overarching questions, and restate the marks given by the twenty four assessors and six experts. I shall then give my assessment of the extent of change during 2011-2019.
1. Citizenship, Law and Rights
1.1. (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Representative & Accountable Government
Dr. Adli Hawwari
This part of the long questionnaire consists of six subcategories: free and fair elections (2.1); the democratic role of political parties (2.2); effective and responsive government (2.3); the democratic effectiveness of parliament (2.4); civilian control of the military and police (2.5); and (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Civil Society & Popular Participation
Dr. Adli Hawwari
This part of the long questionnaire consists of three subcategories: the media in a democratic society (3.1); political participation (3.2); decentralization (3.3).
3.1: Media in a Democratic Society
This subcategory has six questions. The highest mean, 4.5, belongs to question 3.1.5: ‘How (…)
Jordan: A Democratic Audit
Democracy Beyond the State
Dr. Adli Hawwari
This part of the long questionnaire consists of two subcategories: external influences on the country’s democracy (4.1); and the country’s democratic impact abroad (4.2).
4.1: External Influences
This subcategory has four questions. The highest mean, 4.3, is shared by two questions. The (…)
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