CSD in Brief

The civil society and democratic development program is associated with the emergence of the center, which was associated with the democratic transformation and the release of the political diversity in the Kingdom. The program is on the basis of the center representing one of the civil society institutions in Jordan, despite it having specialized features. It directs its major interest to democratic issues, which are regarded as the key to political, economic and social development. The program specifically directs its attention to study the state of affairs and the developments of the Jordan civil society, and to introduce its different groups and issues. It also attempts to contribute to the enhancement of civil society organizations' ability to raise its status and to strengthen its role in public life, to help protect democratic development and the establishment of democratic methods in the country's lifestyle at different levels. The program's activities include organizing conferences, seminars and workshops, and to prepare research papers and to issue books and reports in addition to the "issues of civil society" periodical leaflet.