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Governing International Rivers - Polycentric Politics in the Mekong and the Rhine (Hardcover)
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Governing International Rivers - Polycentric Politics in the Mekong and the Rhine (Hardcover)
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'This superb analysis of water governance in the Rhine and Mekong
river basins should be read by everyone interested in the
challenges of international water management.' - Thomas Bernauer,
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland
'This is a must read for scholars and water governance
practitioners as it addresses the underexploited role of non-state
actors and local citizens in the field of international water
governance. The book fills in this knowledge gap by offering an
inspiring refinement of the theory of polycentricity. Evidence is
found by well-written and attractive in-depth case studies dealing
with the international clean up of the Rhine and the construction
of the Pak Mun Dam in the Mekong basin.' - Carel Dieperink, Utrecht
University, The Netherlands 'Employing a sophisticated
understanding of the interplay between states and nonstate actors,
Tun Myint develops a convincing account of the evolution of
governance systems for the Rhine and Mekong river basins. In the
process, he not only adds to our knowledge of water management at
the international level but also deepens our appreciation of the
various roles that nonstate actors play in international
environmental governance.' - Oran Young, University of California,
Santa Barbara, US 'Comparative studies of great river systems and
the politics of their regulation are rare. Far rarer still, are
comparisons of this historical depth, analytical sophistication,
attention to local detail and to the contingencies that make
breakthroughs possible. Tun Myint's study of the Rhine and Mekong
will inspire and inform future studies of both river and
environmental politics.' - James C. Scott, Yale University, US This
important book employs the theory of polycentricity, a system with
several centers as an analytical concept to explain the
multilayered international environmental governance of river
basins. It introduces a new methodological framework to deconstruct
and investigate the dynamics of citizens, states and non-state
actors in world politics via the context of river basin governance.
The methodology is tested through in-depth field-based case
studies, illustrating how local citizens and industries in the
Mekong and Rhine river basins participate in transnational
environmental governance at both local and international levels.
Tun Myint expertly presents both a methodology and theory to
conceive polycentricity of world politics as a major intellectual
milestone in theorizing world politics. Providing nuanced details
of cases showing the challenges and feasibilities of incorporating
multiple actors into a governance framework, the book provides
careful analysis into the power of non-state actors. Contents: 1.
Governance and International Rivers 2. Polycentricity of World
Politics 3. Institutional Evolution in the Mekong and the Rhine 4.
Multilayer Environmental Governance in the Rhine 5. Influence of
Non-state Actors in Governance of the Rhine 6. Issues, Interests
and Actors in the Pak Mun Dam Project 7. Influence of Non-state
Actors on Pak Mun Dam 8. Polycentric Environmental Governance
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