Civil Society and Democratization in Jordan

Civil Society in West Asia Working Paper Series: Working Paper 7

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Working Paper 7 provides an analysis of the state of civil society and democratization in Jordan. It analyzes the nature of the governing system and its institutions, examines the state of democracy in the kingdom, the nature of the regime and the ruling elite (including key ethnic components), the status of economic liberalization, the role of religion in political life, the nature of political opposition and the question of deliberalization.