European Policy In Jordan

Jordan is one of the largest recipients of international aid in the Arab world. Among the long-standing donors in the country, the European Union allocated 765 million euros to Jordan between 2014 and 2017, notably through its Neighbourhood Policy. International support is often analysed with a top-down perspective, sometimes taking a normative look at aid. On the contrary, our research focuses on the role of local actors in the reception and transformation of European Union’s programs. Our case studies give a field-grounded perspective to three aspects of these programs : media reform, parliamentary support, and economic cooperation.