OECD Public Governance Reviews Empowering Youth and Building Trust in Jordan

OECD Public Governance Reviews Empowering Youth and Building Trust in Jordan
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2021-10-09
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ISBN: 9264371311

With a share of 36%, youth (aged 12-30) represent more than one-third of the total population in Jordan. This report provides an analysis of the governance arrangements put in place by the Government of Jordan to deliver youth-responsive policy outcomes with a focus on five areas.

Empowering Youth and Building Trust in Jordan

Empowering Youth and Building Trust in Jordan
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2021
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ISBN: 9789264796096

With a share of 36%, youth (aged 12-30) represent more than one-third of the total population in Jordan. Public governance is critical for supporting youth's transition to full autonomy and providing opportunities for their participation in economic, social and public life. The COVID-19 has hit young people in Jordan hard and has underlined the importance of access to high-quality public services and to opportunities to participate in decision making. This report provides an analysis of the governance arrangements put in place by the Government of Jordan to deliver youth-responsive policy outcomes with a focus on five areas: 1) Jordan's National Youth Strategy 2019-25, 2) Institutional capacities of the Ministry of Youth, 3) Governance tools to mainstream youth's considerations in policy making and service delivery, 4) Youth participation and representation in public life and 5) Youth-responsive legal frameworks.

OECD Public Governance Reviews Youth at the Centre of Government Action A Review of the Middle East and North Africa

OECD Public Governance Reviews Youth at the Centre of Government Action A Review of the Middle East and North Africa
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2022-06-23
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ISBN: 926448809X

Young people have demonstrated resilience to shocks and led positive change in their communities across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Young people (aged under 30) constitute more than half (55%) of the population across MENA, compared with 36% of the population across OECD countries.

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 120
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ISBN: 9251389950

Citizen Identity Formation of Domestic Students and Syrian Refugee Youth in Jordan

Citizen Identity Formation of Domestic Students and Syrian Refugee Youth in Jordan
Author: Patricia K. Kubow
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2023-06-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000896102

Moving beyond Western philosophical and political frameworks, this text engages with and centers Arab-Islamic ontologies, pupil voice, and gender to explore citizen identity formation and belonging among domestic students and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Focusing on the role of double-shift schools, educational policy, and provision, the volume interrogates how citizenship and youth identity is rooted, upheld, and altered over time. With an eye to complex historical, local, and national contexts of migration and (in)security in the Middle East, the book strives for a reconceptualization of citizen identity and education to better reflect the development of socio-civic identities amidst poverty, forced migration, and unrest. Based on direct access to 10 public schools in Jordan and using qualitative data, it applies an innovative combination of different methods to ascertain student voice to theorize education for citizenship based on real and challenging experiences of Syrian refugees as well as domestic Jordanian students. Moving beyond the traditional Western philosophies that largely frame citizenship discourses, it applies process philosophy to a field dominated by political considerations while also paying attention to social contexts. As such, it goes beyond the context of Jordan to inform regional and international discourses, policies, and initiatives surrounding refugees and education in emergencies. The book will appeal to scholars, professionals, and students in the fields of comparative and international education, citizenship youth studies, social studies, and social foundations of education, as well as those working in the formal and non-formal educational development sectors.

The Middle East

The Middle East
Author: Arda Özkan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1666962120

The Middle East: Crises, Conflicts, and Wars aims to evaluate the Middle East through international politics with diverse theoretical frameworks. Chapters have been written by many contributors who explore the Middle East from multiperspectives. The scope of this book is very comprehensive and many relevant issue areas are examined. In addition to focusing on the different perspectives of international relations, current problems are considered, especially in the axis of classic, modern and post-modern security studies. The main issues of Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the UAE, Jordan, Palestine, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Bahrain, Israel and Turkey are included. Maritime disputes, the Arab Spring, energy transfer, migration, the EU, hydro-politics, Green Sukuk (green Islamic bond), youth policies and strategic investments in the Middle East, are a number of the topics examined.

Women Entrepreneurs In The Middle East: Context, Ecosystems, And Future Perspectives For The Region

Women Entrepreneurs In The Middle East: Context, Ecosystems, And Future Perspectives For The Region
Author: Dina Modestus Nziku
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2024-04-29
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811283508

Straddling North Africa and Western Asia, the Middle East has been a cradle of civilisation and entrepreneurship — well before the arrival of Islam. In this region, gender roles were traditionally specified by culture, with women often expected to stay within the family environment, while men would trade in society at large. This book contributes to the literature on a highly neglected field of study: women entrepreneurs in the Middle East. Recognising that entrepreneurship does not take place in a vacuum, it focuses on contexts, and the ecosystems of this region with largely patriarchal societies, that are influenced by culture, religion, and colonial experience.This book provides readers with a topical analysis of women entrepreneurs in the Middle East on the context, ecosystems, and future perspectives for the region. Authors have presented the reality of 11 countries from the region based on women entrepreneurs' historical backgrounds, challenges, and achievements, as well as the contribution towards economic development in their local/immediate communities and the Middle East at large. Following the country analysis by the authors of each chapter, the editors provide a general assessment of the future of women entrepreneurs in the region by focusing on the current entrepreneurship policy and strategies of various countries in the region. This volume will be an essential reading for anyone researching or working on projects related to women's entrepreneurship and small businesses in the Middle East.

OECD Public Governance Reviews Citizens’ Voice in Jordan The Role of Public Communication and Media for a More Open Government

OECD Public Governance Reviews Citizens’ Voice in Jordan The Role of Public Communication and Media for a More Open Government
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2021-12-04
Genre:
ISBN: 926489571X

Public communication is an essential part of government policy and an important contributor to transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation. This Citizens’ Voice in Jordan Report provides an analysis of internal and external communications processes, examining progress achieved to date and remaining challenges.

Securitizing Youth

Securitizing Youth
Author: Marisa O. Ensor
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2021-04-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1978822391

Securitizing Youth offers new insights on young people’s engagement in a wide range of contexts related to the peace and security field. It presents empirical findings on the challenges and opportunities faced by young women and men in their efforts to build more peaceful, inclusive, and environmentally secure societies. The chapters included in this edited volume examine the diversity and complexity of young people’s engagement for peace and security in different countries across the globe and in different types and phases of conflict and violence, including both conflict-affected and relatively peaceful societies. Chapter contributors, young peacebuilders, and seasoned scholars and practitioners alike propose ways to support youth’s agency and facilitate their meaningful participation in decision-making. The chapters are organized around five broad thematic issues that correspond to the 5 Pillars of Action identified by UN Security Council Resolution 2250. Lessons learned are intended to inform the global youth, peace, and security agenda so that it better responds to on-the-ground realities, hence promoting more sustainable and inclusive approaches to long-lasting peace.