Papers by ahmad Al-Qteishat
Social media and political protest mobilization: unveiling the dynamics of the Arab Spring 2.0
Current Psychology, 2024
This article attempts to analyze the role that social media plays in political movements and coll... more This article attempts to analyze the role that social media plays in political movements and collective action, and the events of the Arab Spring and the Arab Spring 2.0 are used as a case study. This is due to the existing controversy among researchers who are trying to determine the extent of the influence of social media on the Arab Spring revolutions, especially the events of the Arab Spring 2.0, which has not been adequately addressed in the scientific literature. It is very difficult to deny the significant role these electronic platforms played in organizing and motivating the hundreds of thousands of protesters who came to the streets in many Arab countries to demand social change and structural reforms in the country. The increase in political and social grievances, the spread of unemployment and corruption, and the feeling of relative deprivation and dissatisfaction are all motives that call for violence and eventual conflict if massive popular discontent is not responded to. This article argues that social media has accelerated mobilization in political movements due to grievances so severe that people are motivated to protest in mass. In this article, a literature review has been used as a research method, and the results of the literature review have shown that social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have also played an important role in organizing and calling for protests in the context of the Arab Spring 2.0.
Comparative Analysis of the Models of Power by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Yan Xuetong
Voprosy istorii, 2022
China’s economic, military and political growth led to the transformation of its identity. China’... more China’s economic, military and political growth led to the transformation of its identity. China’s new role in world politics and its emerging identity made scholars look for a suitable model for the rising China’s possible future hegemony. This article examines one of these models — the “humane authority” of Yan Xuetong, in comparison with the American model of hegemony described in the work of Zbigniew Brzezinski. The comparative analysis is based on the following parameters: interpretation of hegemony and the foundations of world leadership; attitude towards alliances and allies; international order and international norms; as well as the political and time context where both theories emerged.
RUDN Journal of Public Administration
Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy ... more Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy is an important component of life. As the energy problem is gradually aggravating worldwide, especially with the increasing demand for it by a large percentage, and it is expected that these percentages will rise significantly during the coming period because of population growth and the significant increase in the number of various industrial and service establishments. Currently, most countries are seeking to rationalize in energy consumption, and to search for alternatives to energy sources. Hence, there is a keen interest in energy sources and their alternatives. In this study, energy sources and their alternatives in Jordan were identified in order to get an adequate idea of w hat is available in Jordan from this area. Jordan is one of the poor countries in traditional energy sources, and one of the countries most affected by the high prices and the shortage in the production of cru...
Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy ... more Energy and energy security are strategic goals for various countries of the world because energy is an important component of life. As the energy problem is gradually aggravating worldwide, especially with the increasing demand for it by a large percentage, and it is expected that these percentages will rise significantly during the coming period because of population growth and the significant increase in the number of various industrial and service establishments. Currently, most countries are seeking to rationalize in energy consumption, and to search for alternatives to energy sources. Hence, there is a keen interest in energy sources and their alternatives. In this study, energy sources and their alternatives in Jordan were identified in order to get an adequate idea of what is available in Jordan from this area. Jordan is one of the poor countries in traditional energy sources, and one of the countries most affected by the high prices and the shortage in the production of crude oil and other energy components, and its negative repercussions on the Jordanian economy, as Jordan imports oil and natural gas from neighboring countries 90 % of its needs Energy, which is approximately 8 %-10 % of GDP. This study attempts to shed light on the existing energy sources in Jordan with the aim of exploring ways to improve the energy situation in the country by increasing reliance on renewable energy alternatives such as wind and solar energy instead of relying on imported oil and gas.
Voprosi Istorii, 2022
China’s economic, military and political growth led to the transformation of its identity. China’... more China’s economic, military and political growth led to the transformation of its identity. China’s new role in world politics and its emerging identity made scholars look for a suitable model for the rising China’s possible future hegemony. This article examines one of these models — the “humane authority” of Yan Xuetong, in comparison with the American model of hegemony described in the work of Zbigniew Brzezinski. The comparative analysis is based on the following parameters: interpretation of hegemony and the foundations of world leadership; attitude towards alliances and allies; international order and international
norms; as well as the political and time context where both theories emerged.
EDULEARN Proceedings, 2019
Higher education has seen an unprecedented global development which led to its increased politica... more Higher education has seen an unprecedented global development which led to its increased political, economic and cultural role. As knowledge and the capacity to apply it in practice become the strategic resources in contemporary time. Today, the role of higher education is increasingly growing in the foreign policy of countries as a tool for soft power. Developing the country's soft power and a positive image abroad by working with foreign publics is now key to creating an enabling environment for its foreign policy strategies and international standing in general. This article discusses the impact of higher education as a soft power on foreign policy the case study of Russia and Turkey in the Middle East and North Africa. The concepts of soft power and public diplomacy have become the catchwords among Turkish and Russian foreign policy. Over the past twenty years, Russia's and Turkey's vision and understanding of soft power have developed. Starting by focusing on an image-heavy perspective of Russia's and Turkey's soft power tools development, one of the spheres in Russia and Turkey with a strong public diplomacy potential in terms of promoting direct and long-term people-to-people contacts is higher education. Russia and Turkey have a long history of higher education cooperation with foreign countries particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. Positioning Russian higher education system as one of its soft power tools is not only an efficient way of boosting the country's attractiveness and global competitiveness, it is equally a key means of developing its most resource. Higher education is one of the soft power tools of Turkish foreign policy and to enhance the attractiveness it's in the middle east and north Africa. The article responds to the question, the extent to which higher education is a soft power on Russian and Turkish public diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa.
INTED2021 Proceedings, 2021
This paper is devoted to exploring the critical challenges facing the current e-learning system i... more This paper is devoted to exploring the critical challenges facing the current e-learning system in Jordan and investigates the main factors that support the use of the e-learning system during the Covid-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing the greatest disruption to education systems nowadays, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries, including Jordan .The closings of universities and other learning places have impacted 94% of the world's student population. This crisis is worsening pre-existing educational differences by reducing the opportunities for many of the most vulnerable children, youths, those living in poor or rural regions, girls, refugees, disabled people and forcibly displaced persons, in continuing their learning. So the availability and usage of online and e-learning system is becoming the main challenge for many universities during COVID-19 pandemic. E-learning systems have several fantastic features that would be valued for use during this pandemic. Therefore, the successful usages of e-learning system depend on the good understanding of the major challenges that face the contemporary e-learning systems in Jordan. Till now, there is a lack of agreement about the challenges and the factors that shape the successful usage of e-learning system during COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, a clear gap in knowledge related to the challenges and critical factors for using e-learning during this pandemic was identified.
Jordanian women’s participation in public policy dates back to 1950s. However, political activism... more Jordanian women’s participation in public policy dates back to 1950s. However, political activism came to a halt in the period between 1956 and 1992. In 1992, the new Political Parties Law granted women the right to participate in political parties. Since then, women became an active member of political parties, but their participation remained largely symbolic and not influential. Women did not seek to join parties. As a result, women are still largely unrepresented in the state. In addition, and the number of women involved in these parties remains low. There are a number of challenges that prevent women’s participation in political life in Jordan, such as social restrictions resulting from the traditional structure of Jordanian society. This article discusses the political participation of women in Jordan and addresses the most prominent challenges facing the political work of women in Jordan.
RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2018
This article discusses the impact of short migration in Syria on neighboring countries. Since the... more This article discusses the impact of short migration in Syria on neighboring countries. Since the begging of the civil war in Syria an exodus in large numbers has emerged. The turmoil and violence have caused mass migration to destinations both within the region and beyond. The article discusses the political, social and economic effects of these crises on the regional security in the Middle East and beyond. Refugee crisis provokes many difficulties in receiving countries and living conditions of refugees are often questionable due to difficult humanitarian situation. The article analyzes the challenge to the neighboring countries of Syria (Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq), that has been hosted more than five million forced refugees according to UN last statistics. It is concluded that The Syrian refugee crisis remains one of the biggest problems facing the Middle East. It is more prone to more humanitarian and political problems, especially as it is a crisis of chaos, turmoil and protracted conflicts in the region.
RUDN Journal of Public Administration, 2019
Following the events of the Arab Spring and the popular protests that broke out in some countries... more Following the events of the Arab Spring and the popular protests that broke out in some countries in the Arab world in 2011, including Jordan, extended political reforms were carried out in Jordan, including major constitutional amendments and developments in political life, political parties and civil society institutions. The study aims to identify the reality of the political reform process in Jordan that took place after the events of the Arab Spring. The importance of the study stems from the depth of the effects of the variables of this period on Jordan and its reform programs and its transformations towards democracy. The study aims to achieve the following objectives: To identify the nature of the factors and reasons that contributed to the outbreak of the current Arab revolutions, and identifying the reality of the process of political reform in Jordan before the events of the Arab Spring, and to study and analyze the political reforms in Jordan after the events of the Arab ...
Teaching Democracy in Post-Arab Spring
INTED2021 Proceedings
RUDN Journal of Public Administration
One of the most important goals of Russian foreign policy during Vladimir Putins presidency is to... more One of the most important goals of Russian foreign policy during Vladimir Putins presidency is to strengthen Russian influence in the Caucasus region and Central Asia, as well as to develop relations with such countries as Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. The Russian government has always expressed concern about the so-called color revolutions that took place in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan, as well as the fact that many of them were supported by Western forces. Russia believes that the events of the Arab Spring are in some way similar to the aforementioned revolutions, and that with the support of the West they could bring Islamists to power, which is a dangerous model not only for the countries of the region and the countries neighboring Russia, but also for Russia itself. For these reasons, in the Syrian conflict, Moscow sought to preserve the Assad regime, because believes that the Western model in solving regional problems can lead to the general chaos, like it was, for exampl...
The Perceived Leadership Challenges in Education in Qatar and Its Management Techniques
ICERI2019 Proceedings, 2019
Assessments of Qatar’s Education Reforms Under the Influence of Global Education Standards
Jordanian women's participation in public policy dates back to 1950s. However, political activism... more Jordanian women's participation in public policy dates back to 1950s. However, political activism came to a halt in the period between 1956 and 1992. In 1992, the new Political Parties Law granted women the right to participate in political parties. Since then, women became an active member of political parties, but their participation remained largely symbolic and not influential. Women did not seek to join parties. As a result, women are still largely unrepresented in the state. In addition, and the number of women involved in these parties remains low. There are a number of challenges that prevent women's participation in political life in Jordan, such as social restrictions resulting from the traditional structure of Jordanian society. This article discusses the political participation of women in Jordan and addresses the most prominent challenges facing the political work of women in Jordan.
This article discusses the impact of short migration in Syria on neighboring countries. Since the... more This article discusses the impact of short migration in Syria on neighboring countries. Since the begging of the civil war in Syria an exodus in large numbers has emerged. The turmoil and violence have caused mass migration to destinations both within the region and beyond. The article discusses the political, social and economic effects of these crises on the regional security in the Middle East and beyond. Refugee crisis provokes many difficulties in receiving countries and living conditions of refugees are often questionable due to difficult humanitarian situation. The article analyzes the challenge to the neighboring countries of Syria (Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq), that has been hosted more than five million forced refugees according to UN last statistics. It is concluded that The Syrian refugee crisis remains one of the biggest problems facing the Middle East. It is more prone to more humanitarian and political problems, especially as it is a crisis of chaos, turmoil and ...
inted proceedings, 2021
This paper is devoted to exploring the critical challenges facing the current e-learning system i... more This paper is devoted to exploring the critical challenges facing the current e-learning system in Jordan and investigates the main factors that support the use of the e-learning system during the Covid-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing the greatest disruption to education systems nowadays, affecting nearly 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries, including Jordan .The closings of universities and other learning places have impacted 94% of the world's student population. This crisis is worsening pre-existing educational differences by reducing the opportunities for many of the most vulnerable children, youths, those living in poor or rural regions, girls, refugees, disabled people and forcibly displaced persons, in continuing their learning. So the availability and usage of online and e-learning system is becoming the main challenge for many universities during COVID-19 pandemic. E-learning systems have several fantastic features that would be valued for use during this pandemic. Therefore, the successful usages of e-learning system depend on the good understanding of the major challenges that face the contemporary e-learning systems in Jordan. Till now, there is a lack of agreement about the challenges and the factors that shape the successful usage of e-learning system during COVID-19 pandemic; therefore, a clear gap in knowledge related to the challenges and critical factors for using e-learning during this pandemic was identified.
The Arabs, despite their predecessors, did not succeed in building an effective and influential p... more The Arabs, despite their predecessors, did not succeed in building an effective and influential political force. Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel in 2017. He also recognized Israeli sovereignty over the territory of the Syrian Golan in 2019. The dispersion of the Arab position is the biggest proof of the failure of Arab unity. The authors present a brief study on the success of European countries in achieving unity, while the Arabs failed to achieve unity, which has been the goal of gathering Arab countries for many years. The comparative analysis of attempts at Arab unity and the process of European unity was conducted by the authors of the paper. The study is of scientific and practical importance for political scientists and political analysts was performed. The authors ask: Why did the European Union succeed and the Arab Unions failed? Based on the analysis of various theories and concepts of research, the authors of the paper come to meaningful conclusions that may be of interest to a wide circle of readers. Both the European and Arab systems originated in different historical and international contexts, and therefore it was natural for each of them to produce different approaches and mechanisms of complementarity with these contexts. There has been a tendency to praise the European experience and praise it in the Arabic literature, and in return there is criticism of the Arab experience. In this article we will raise many issues concerning Arab unity. For citation Toubasi Salem, Khavamdekh Mazen, Al Qteishat Ahmad Saher Ahmad (2019) Arab unity. Why do Arabs fail in unity while others succeed? Teorii i problemy politicheskikh issledovanii [Theories and Problems of Political Studies], 8 (4A), pp. 117-124.
While some of western leaders deliberate Russia to be an eternal menace, we cannot disregard the ... more While some of western leaders deliberate Russia to be an eternal menace, we cannot disregard the circumstance that Russia has a much more compound standing in the rest of the world, in particular in the Middle East. This study gives an examination that waif from the well-worn, western-centred trails. This paper will examine whether Russia's situation in the Middle East is due to the fiasco of neoconservative Americans or a groundbreaking strategy in the area. Is Russia a power by default or a substitute model to the western viewpoint in the Middle East?
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norms; as well as the political and time context where both theories emerged.