Limited, finite, contaminated, unavailable or expensive, water
divides people all around the globe. We all cannot do without water
for long, but can for long enough to fight for it. This
commonsensical narration of water conflicts, however, follows a
pattern of scarcity and necessity that is remarkably unvaried
despite different social and geographical contexts. Through
in-depth case studies from around the globe, this volume
investigates this similarity of narration-confronting the power of
a single story by taking it seriously instead of dismissing it. In
so doing, it invites the reader to rethink water conflicts and how
they are commonly understood and managed. This book: Posits the
existence of the idea of water conflict, and asks what it is and
what it produces, thus how it is used to pursue particular
interests and to legitimise specific historical, technological and
environmental relations; Examines the meaning and power of ideas as
compared to other categories of knowledge, advancing theoretical
frameworks related to environmental knowledge, discursive power,
social constructivism; Presents an alternative agenda to deepen the
conversation around water conflicts among scholars and activists.
Of interest to scholars and activists alike, this volume is
addressed to those involved with environmental conflicts,
environmental knowledge and justice, disasters and climate change
from the disciplinary angles of environmental anthropology and
sociology, political ecology and economy, science and technology
studies, human geography and environmental sciences, development
and cooperation, public policy and peace studies. Essays by Gina
Bloodworth, Ben Bowles, Patrick Bresnihan, Luisa Cortesi, Mattia
Grandi, K. J. Joy, Midori Kawabe, Adrianne Kroepsch, Vera
Lazzaretti, Leslie Mabon, Renata Moreno Quintero, Madhu Ramnath,
Jayaprakash Rao Polsani, Dik Roth, Theresa Selfa,Veronica Strang,
Mieke van Hemert, Jeroen Warner, Madelinde Winnubst.
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