ABSTRACT
Jordan is a non-democratic country that has a long but uneven history of vibrant political protest. It is a country of some 7 million people, with a monarchy that hails from the Arabian peninsula and more than half the population as refugees. As James C. Scott illustrates, all cities are conceived with questions of order and control in mind. In Jordan, the militarization of the city is not always visible in the built environment. The city has no central square, and its maze of streets and steep roads are not conducive to the movement of troops or heavy weaponry. But the more recent improvements to the city's infrastructure have militarized capacities. Militarization is an aspect of securitization, but the latter extends to an almost permanent and routine surveillance of daily life. Securitization also entails increased mediation by nonhuman actors. Security camera networks and their transactions multiply without human intervention.
