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Abstract
This paper focuses on female political socialisation in postcolonial Jordan, exploring the role of religion and patriarchy in shaping women’s citizenship identity and the manner in which school civic and national studies curriculum portrays women’s rights and their citizenship status. Based on the analysis, there are three types of social class citizens, one for the rulers, one for men, and one for women. Further, the findings suggest that the emphasis in these school textbooks is on loyalty to the monarchy and attachment to the nation. Women’s rights as citizens remain overwhelmed by patriarchy, religion, and by contradictory state policies and laws, partially drawn from the universal principles of citizenship. Theoretically, this study adds another facet to the understanding of the complex forces which contribute to the formation of contemporary citizenship identity in the nation-state system. Postcolonial states, in particular, are interesting cases due to the impact of their colonial heritage, tradition, and their attempts to advance partial modernisation amenable with universal human rights.
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