ABSTRACT This article explores how liberal statebuilding can produce unexpected results by examining Jordan's campaign against domestic abuse. Jordan's Family Protection Initiative exemplifies the executive's implementation of externally-supported measures promoting women's empowerment. However, ambiguities over its central mission have resulted in the state pressuring victims to reconcile with abusive family members. I argue that the Initiative reflects regime survival strategies, designed to deflect international calls for democratic reform, co-opt the Jordanian women's movement, and circumvent Islamist and tribal opposition. Critics' accusations that the Initiative is ‘foreign’ are largely veiled criticisms of the executive for politically marginalising them and/or usurping their authority in family matters.

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从上到下与约旦的家庭虐待作斗争：自由和/或民主建国？

摘要本文探讨了乔丹反对家庭虐待的运动，自由主义国家建设如何产生意想不到的结果。约旦的《家庭保护倡议》充分体现了行政部门实施外部支持措施以增强妇女权能的措施。但是，由于对中央任务的含糊不清，导致该州向受害者施压，要求他们与虐待家庭成员和解。我认为，该倡议反映了政权生存战略，旨在抵制国际社会对民主改革的呼吁，加入约旦妇女运动，规避伊斯兰和部落的反对派。批评者指称该倡议是“外国”的，这在很大程度上掩盖了对高管人员的政治批评，因为他们在政治上将他们边缘化和/或篡夺了他们在家庭事务中的权威。