Publications

There is a huge difference between remaining subject to wishful impressions and analyses, and limited personal stances in understanding what took place – and what is still taking place – in the Arab world on the one hand, and transitioning into the world of scientific and objective research and analysis on the other, which defines events within conceptual approaches that…

The thirteen thousand peacekeeping forces in Mali have been targeted by continuous and recently intense attacks by jihadist groups affiliated with the “ISIS” and al-Qaeda organizations, “Mali was one of the most affected missions: Egyptians, Jordanians, Chadians, and others, who lost their lives for the sake of the Malian people and the cause of peace, and we are forever grateful…

Mohammad Alameen Assaf The expansion of the committed space outside the regulated frameworks cannot be considered the only case in the context of the dissolution of the regulatory state at the expense of the unregulated space. The party and political spaces that are framed and organized in general today have become less attractive than in the past, and their ability…

The Politics and Society Institute (PSI), in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung – Amman office (FES), held a closed virtual session on July 5th, 2022. The session titled “President Biden’s visit to the Middle East: Setting the Stage for a Renewed Partnership?” has focused on the upcoming first /visit of president Biden to the region. The sessions were attended by Jordanian and…

Ideology, Propaganda, Organization and Global Jihad Will ISIS make a comeback? The Book has attempted to gauge the repercussions and consequences of the collapse of ISIS in Iraq and Syria. The different research papers explored the level of the ability of the organization itself in recruitment, political and media propaganda, mobilization, ideological resilience, and organizational cohesion, as well as its…

Fidesz, the ruling party in Hungary, can be seen as anti-democratic. This has been academically discussed in many excellent papers and articles, such as Freedom House reports on Hungary during Fidesz’s tenure. The rise of the populist right-wing in Hungary can be mainly attributed to the massive failure of the 2002-2010 government. Furthermore, internal factors, such as the disorganization of…

  The development of the partisan scene in Jordan;The dynamics, challenges, obstacles, and obsessions   Politics and Society Institute Headnotes:The public sphere in the country, in which no changes occurred gives the impression that there is a change coming.  There is an impression that the formation of new projects for political parties is carried out through a process of political planning.…

        A committee formed by the Jordanian king last year to modernise the country’s political system was met with a storm of scepticism. But several months ago, the committee issued a set of recommendations related to elections and political parties that would allow for deeper integration of youth and women in politics.         Indeed, despite the significant public opposition to…

Despite the American celebration, during which the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Qurashi, the leader of ISIS, was announced in a village in northwestern Syria, expectations that this event would lead to an effective impact on the rise of jihadist groups became modest and realistic, but almost closer to calculations. The US election campaign, to raise the popularity of US President…

       Tunisia is experiencing a new chapter of the political crisis, entitled: The independence of the legislative authority from political interests, a demand sought by the parties to the conflict, the president and his supporters on the one hand, and the judges and the human rights community on the other hand, President Qais Saeed announced in front of the Ministry…