Human Rights in Social Media and Political Reforms in Jordan

Activists’ Use as a Mediator Variable

Bibliographic Data

ID12924155
AuthorsSultan N Alquraan (0000-0003-3178-0444, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, corresponding author), Haytham Adouse (0000-0002-0407-6032, King Abdulaziz University)
Year2025
Volume18
Issue2
Pages271-289
Publication date2025-06-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Arab Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1755-0920 • E-ISSN: 1755-0912
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1163/17550920-bja00069
OpenAlexW4411122004
LanguageEN
References cited14

This study analyzes the relationship between the human rights environment ( HRE ) in social media ( SM ) and its role in the political reform process ( PRP ) in Jordan, considering the nature of use by political activists’ of SM as a mediator variable. We designed a questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale, consisting of three parts: (1) a set of paragraphs to gauge the extent of the HRE in SM ; (2) a set of paragraphs to measure the nature of activists’ use of SM ; and (3) a set of paragraphs to determine the level of SM ’s contribution to the PRP . We found that the HRE in SM and the nature of activists’ use of SM impact directly on the role of SM in Jordan’s PRP , also HRE in SM has an indirect impact regarding its role in PRP through the partial mediation of the nature of activists’ use of SM

Human rights · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social media · Sociology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Spatial and Cultural Studies

Tools

Open DOI