Youth Of University, Social Media And Political Transitions In Jordan

Abstract

The study aimed to recognize the role of Jordanian university youth through social media sites in the political transformations in Jordan in the period of time (2000-2020). While the field study was conducted during the year (2019), the prescriptive curriculum was relied upon, and a sample of three Jordanian state universities distributed in the Kingdom's regions (North, Centre and South), which are: Yarmouk, Jordanian, and Timer, a resolution distributed to a sample of 600 female and 200 female students from each university. The curriculum has also been strengthened by an in-depth interview tool with a number of experts specializing in public affairs and information and political science, and some well-known youth mobility activists. The most important results were that Jordanian university youth relied heavily on the use of social media to achieve the desired transition towards democracy, justice, balance and integrity in covering youth mobility activities from rallies and demonstrations, allowing young people to participate in such activities even at least through social networking. Finally, although at this stage social media plays a concrete and influential role in public opinion, Success points have been achieved from time to time through the State and Government's response to some media campaigns through the media infrastructure in society and the State, however, may need longer and deeper radical changes, in order to advance the process of genuine democratization and achieve the desired goals.