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The Cost of Politics in Jordan

Published on 04-12-2025

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This report presents the findings of a comprehensive study commissioned by Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), examining the financial and institutional barriers that shape political participation, competition and party behaviour in Jordan. It sheds light on how the high cost of politics — from running campaigns to sustaining party organisation — affects who can realistically enter politics, and how these costs influence representation, inclusivity, and democratic competition. The study explores the implications for political pluralism and suggests measures to make political participation more accessible and equitable.

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Published on 16-01-2025

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Evaluation Matrix for Political Parties in the Jordan Context

Published on 21-02-2024

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Voting turnout and seats won are probably the most important indicator of a party’s overall strength. However, they do not provide a detailed and comprehensive diagnosis of weaknesses and strengths. In its mission to provide targeted technical support for parties around the world, The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), and in particular the Jordan office, have sought to create a tool that would be used to evaluate multiple aspects of political parties, and can be used by parties themselves or other actors such as researchers and/or donor organizations to establish a clear picture of the status-quo of political parties…

The Jordan School of Politics: Meet the graduates

Published on 28-02-2023

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A new set of ambitious and politically motivated young people has completed NIMD’s Jordan School of Politics. We spoke to three of the graduates to learn more about their experience. The Jordan School of Politics is a year-long programme, which aims to develop the skills of young participants from across the political spectrum. These participants are selected from Jordan’s different governorates on a competitive basis. NIMD offers the participants a chance to build knowledge and skills that will help them to enhance their political participation. It’s about sharing knowledge between aspiring young politicians in the country and helping them to…

Finding my feet in politics through the Jordan School of Politics

Published on 23-11-2022

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This Summer, NIMD Jordan held its latest edition of the Jordan School of Politics (JSoP), once again welcoming a cohort of ambitious and politically motivated young people from across the political spectrum. The School offers these participants a chance to build knowledge and skills that will help them to enhance their political participation. It’s about sharing knowledge between aspiring young politicians in the country and helping them to learn from each other’s experiences. We asked Aya Alnajjar, a participant of this year’s JSoP to reflect on her experience, what she learned and how it has influenced her. By Aya Alnajjar…

Jordan: NIMD participants present recommendations for more inclusive policies

Published on 25-08-2021

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The young graduates of NIMD’s Jordan School of Politics and participants of our Women in Local Administration initiative had a chance to put forward their vision for the future recently when they presented recommendations for more inclusive policies to the Jordanian Government. The meeting with members of the Royal Committee for the Modernization of the Political System allowed the women and young people – groups which traditionally have been sidelined in political dialogue – to make their voices heard at the heart of government and lobby for specific reforms. These recommendations had been developed by the young people and women…

Empowering women in local administration: A new project in Jordan

Published on 16-06-2021

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NIMD Jordan has entered into partnership with the International Republican Institute (IRI) to launch a new project entitled “Women in Local Administration”. The project will run for two months, and will aim to help women in local administration to enhance their skills and capacities. Specifically, the programme will target women who wish to run in Jordan’s upcoming local elections, and who have a record of working with the public and participating in in local community institutions. Experts from across Jordan will give training on topics including electoral campaigns; how to gain public support; drafting electoral statements; and managing election campaigns.…

Jordan School of Politics – policy papers

Published on 01-02-2021

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The Jordan School of Politics (JSoP) provides young people from across Jordan’s political spectrum with knowledge and skills to enhance their political participation. It’s about sharing knowledge between aspiring young politicians in the country and helping them to learn from each other’s experiences As part of their training, participants prepared a number of policy papers, which show the advocacy skills they have developed. These skills will help them to empower youth participation to express their views. This booklet (in Arabic) contains the best six papers, selected by a panel of judges, on the following topics: Promoting decentralization in Jordan. Facilitating…

Guides on manifesto development and campaigning

Published on 09-11-2020

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As part of its involvement in the European Union Support to Jordanian Democratic Institutions and Development (EU-JDID), NIMD has worked with the Jordanian Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs (MoPPA) and local consultants to produce two guides on manifesto development and campaigning. The guides target political parties, political movements, election candidates, election campaign managers, and civil society organizations. Through these documents, NIMD aims to develop the theoretical knowledge of these groups on manifesto development and campaigning, and equip them with the necessary skills to develop and build their own manifestos and campaigns step by step. The publication of these materials…

Toolkits on youth participation in politics

Published on 29-09-2020

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NIMD Jordan worked with the Jordanian Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs (MoPPA) to produce and launch this series of civic education toolkits on youth participation in politics. These toolkits target young people who are members of political parties and civil society organizations. The objective is to spread awareness among Jordanian youth and encourage them to participate with political parties and in the political process. This series contains eight booklets on topics ranging from democratic theory, to human rights to the art of dialogue. The publication of these materials was funded by the EU. As part of our role in…