Deliberalization in Jordan
2003; Johns Hopkins University Press; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/jod.2003.0015
ISSN1086-3214
Autores Tópico(s)Turkey's Politics and Society
ResumoIn 1989, with the first Palestinian intifada (uprising) raging just across the Jordan River in the West Bank, domestic discontent spilling into his own streets, and his country's finances in tatters, Jordan's King Hussein (r. 1953-99) began taking a series of extraordinary steps toward political opening. He ended repression, called new elections to replace the National Assembly that he had dissolved in 1988, and forged a national pact that put Jordan at the forefront of liberalization in the Arab world. As the late king's son and designated successor Abdallah II faces a similar situation more than a decade later, however, the regime is nearing the completion of a full circle back to martial law.
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