Event Reports

Political Participation for Everyone and Everywhere

KAS Jordan at the Multi-Regional Global Disability Summit in Amman

The Multi-Regional Global Disability Pre-Summit 2024, held in Amman, Jordan, on November 13–14 under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mired Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, galvanised global efforts for advancing the rights of persons with disabilities and inclusion ahead of the Global Disability Summit in Berlin. Bringing together diverse voices from across the globe, the summit tackled urgent priorities such as inclusive education, accessible workplaces, equitable urban design, and political empowerment for persons with disabilities. By fostering bold collaboration and driving innovative solutions, the event amplified the voices of those it aimed to empower and set a powerful agenda for building a more inclusive, equitable world.

Political Participation for All! A Workshop Series for Young Jordanians with Disabilities

Written By: Nele Hubert

In view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, KAS Jordan Office and the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) have launched a Youth Academy Program, consisting of a workshop series that creates an inclusive dialogue with young Jordanians with disabilities about the importance and substance of everyone’s political, civic and legal engagement.

Political Participation for All! A Workshop Series for Young Jordanians with Disabilities (Copy)

Written By: Nele Hubert

In view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, KAS Jordan Office and the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) have launched a Youth Academy Program, consisting of a workshop series that creates an inclusive dialogue with young Jordanians with disabilities about the importance and substance of everyone’s political, civic and legal engagement.

Democracy and Social Media; A Workshop Series with Jordanian Influencers

Written By: Nele Hubert

Social media influencers hold an increasing dominance and power over people’s minds. As Jordan awaits the upcoming Parliamentary Elections in September, social media influencers can play an important role in increasing political awareness. The series of workshops co-organized by KAS and Qased Training and Empowerment aims to leverage Jordanian influencers’ wide reach in order to motivate their young followers to engage in voting.

NATO Academic Competition

Written By: Celine Schaller

As the unipolar world shifts towards a multipolar world order, new conflicts will arise in which the defense alliance will act. But what role does the defense alliance play in other regions outside Europe and North America? Which strategies does the alliance follow there? These and similar ques-tions were discussed at the NATO Academic Competition on the 7th of November 2023 in Amman.

German Foreign Policy – After Zeitenwende

A Conversation with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl - By: Daria Korastyleva

On the 4th of October 2023, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Jordan Office, organized a dialogue seminar with Prof. Dr. Bernhard Stahl, a professor at the Chair for International Politics at the University of Passau. The seminar aimed to delve deeper into the evolving landscape of Germany’s foreign policy, exploring its interests, strategic tools, and far-reaching implications for the Middle East. Jordanian analysts and young professionals joined the discussion, adding valuable perspectives to the discussion.

Foreign Relations Survey Launch (Wave IV)

Event Report

Getting Ready for a New Era of Political Life in Jordan

A Dialogue Session with Political Parties

In lieu of Jordanian political parties formalizing their situation to align with the new political parties' law, and witnessing new political parties being created, the Jordan Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), Al-Quds Center for Political Studies and the Independent Election Commission have launched a dialogue session for political parties. Featuring party members from Morocco and Lebanon, the dialogue session aims to allow party members across the region to exchange their experiences in political parties' participation in parliamentary elections.

Political Participation in Jordan from a Religious Perspective

Conference

On June 24, 2023, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Office Abroad in Jordan, together with the Catholic Center for Studies and Media (CCSM), organized the event "Political Participation in Jordan from a Religious Perspective" in Amman, Jordan. The conference was held under the patronage of His Excellency Abdul-Raouf Rawabdeh, Jordan's former Prime Minister. The Apostolic Nuncio to Jordan, Archbishop Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso, and about 100 people such as Muslim and Christian clergy, journalists and representatives of civil society attended the conference.

Jordan – Still an Anchor of Stability and a Partner to Shape the New Middle East?

Policy Roundtable in Berlin

On March 27th 2023, the Jordan Office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) in cooperation with the German Institute for Area Studies (GIGA), have organized a policy roundtable on Jordan at the KAS Headquarters in Berlin. KAS and GIGA have taken the pulse of the Hashemite Kingdom and have engaged with around 40 Jordanian and German analysts and the Berlin foreign policy community in order to discuss the domestic and foreign policy of Jordan, German-Jordanian relations and German and European policies towards Jordan.