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Jordanian Parliament Monitor: Enhancing Democracy Through Transparency

Learn all about the groundbreaking Jordanian Parliament Monitor project, aiming to improve parliamentary performance, promote transparency, and strengthen civil society participation. Explore unique features, methodology, and future phases. Join the movement for democratic change!

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Jordanian Parliament Monitor: Enhancing Democracy Through Transparency

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  1. Parliamentary Monitoring in JordanSpecial Presentation Sunday, May 31, 2009

  2. What the JPM.JO is all ABOUT? Oct. 2008 Sept. 2009 • The “Jordanian Parliament Monitor” is an independent non-partisan project, started on Oct. 2008, by the AL-Quds Center for Political Studies in cooperation with “National Democratic Institute for international Affairs NDI“

  3. JPM.jo Objectives • Improving the Parliamentary performance to be in line with the best international democratic practices • Promoting transparency and Accountability • Informing the public on the Parliament performance by providing a free access to information on the Parliament. • Enhance and enroot the partnership between the Parliament and civil society organizations, through launching mechanisms of interaction, consultation and dialogue.

  4. JPM.jo Why it is important? • First and foremost the Parliament is one of the two pillars for a royal parliamentary system in Jordan • Because the Jordanian Parliament Role is still very weak, the project's findings, reports and methodology will serve as an advocacy toll towards electoral reform as part of political reform and democracy promotion.

  5. JPM.jo Why it is unique ? • The only comprehensive parliamentary monitoring in the Arab World • TheProject provide easy access to comprehensive data on: • The performance of individual MPs • The performance of Parliamentary Blocs • Legislative and oversight role for each MP, Bloc , Committee and the house at large Next page

  6. JPM.jo Continued • The Representative Role of each MP, Bloc , Committee and the house at large • Mapping the parliament on issues of public concerns • Trend Analysis for the Parliament • Information as a tool for networking and coalition building between MPs and CSOs.

  7. JPM.jo Methodology and Activities • Data colleting, and classification • The house archives and proceedings • Observing the parliament • Media Monitoring • Consultations and Partnerships with Civil Society- Roundtables and Town hall Meetings. • Surveying the Public Opinion, Priorities and Issues of public concerns

  8. Consultations and Partnership with Civil Society

  9. Meeting Civil Society in Amman

  10. Meeting Civil Society in Balqa

  11. Meeting Civil Society in Irbid

  12. Meeting Civil Society in Jaresh

  13. Meeting Civil Society in Mafraq

  14. Meeting Civil Society in Madaba

  15. Meeting Civil Society in Zarqa

  16. Meeting Civil Society in Aqaba

  17. Surveying the Public Opinion, Priorities and Issues of public concerns

  18. Surveying the Public Opinion

  19. Surveying the Public Opinion

  20. Surveying the Public Opinion

  21. Surveying the Public Opinion

  22. Data colleting, and classification

  23. Information Resources

  24. Data collecting, and classification

  25. Data colleting, and classification

  26. Data processing and analysis

  27. Analysis and Findings

  28. Analysis and Findings

  29. Analysis and Findings

  30. Monitoring Reports and Findings

  31. Dissemination Strategies • Direct dialogue with MPs – Each MP Receive JPM mail • Encouraging dialogue between MPs and voters – Town Hall Meetings • Engaging CSOs in the monitoring process - Roundtables & workshops • Publication and distribution of the Monitoring reports • 10.000Subscribers mailing list • Inter – active Portal / Website

  32. WWW.JPM.JO

  33. Project next Phases Oct. 2009 and after • Enhancing the Monitoring Process : • Better monitoring for Paliamentary Committees • More focus on issues of public concerns • Better communication with MPs • Monitoring the upper house to close the legislative circle

  34. Project next Phases What next ? • Monitoring the MPs performance in their constituencies • Promoting “Parliamentary Monitoring” in the Arab World within the contest of political reform and democratic change in this region.

  35. Thank you

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