Mohammed Ali Al Oudat: Corruption as a Cultural Form of Mediation in Jordan Society

Abstract. – This article examines corruption as a cultural form of mediation in Jordan society and how it is close to the norm that shares a historically Jordanian tradition. The significance of studying the development of the concept mediation by clarifying this notion can be seen in the special relation of traditional institutions with the Jordanian regime. Exploring the broadening of this relationship will explain the driving force of mediation and its involvement with the people and state institutions. Furthermore, the process of mediation corruption is a real fact in Jordan society. The state’s autonomy is minimal; the state is a symbol of driving force but it is widely perceived as non-authorized and non-functional. [Jordan, corruption, mediation, practices, cultural form]