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The State of Jordanian Women's Organizations - Five Years Beyond the Arab Spring
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Abstract This paper explores the failure of women's organizations to effect the improvement of the status of Jordanian women during the Arab Spring. Through an examination of the regime's political liberalization strategy, leadership failures within women's organizations, and international donor influence on... view more
This paper explores the failure of women's organizations to effect the improvement of the status of Jordanian women during the Arab Spring. Through an examination of the regime's political liberalization strategy, leadership failures within women's organizations, and international donor influence on programmatic focus, the underlying explanation for this failure is found to be rooted in the historical depoliticization of women in Jordan. This is tested in the context of the Arab Spring through an analysis of the results of popular protests, proposed electoral law reforms, and efforts to amend the Jordanian constitution. The paper draws in part on a large collection of interviews and a focus group conducted in Jordan during the spring/summer of 2012, as well as analysis of primary documents from the government and a variety of women's organizations in Jordan.... view less
Keywords
Jordan; democratization; women's organization; women's movement; Arab countries
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
Arab Spring
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 59-68
Journal
Politics and Governance, 5 (2017) 2
Issue topic
Multidisciplinary Studies in Politics and Governance
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i2.762
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed