Journal article
Small is beautiful but not trendy: understanding the fallure of big hydraulic works in the Euphrates-Tigris and Nile waterscapes
- Abstract:
- The number of massive hydraulic infrastructures such as large-scale dams, huge hydropower plants, and broad irrigation networks has increased to an unprecedented level during the twentieth century. While the trend has recently slowed, building giant water infrastructures is still an utmost priority in many parts of the world across state elites. Informed by insights from major transboundary waterscapes – the river basins of the Euphrates-Tigris and the Nile – this paper analyses how states´ elites justify their hydraulic mission, finding that four distinctive discursive practices are efficiently used in the case studies: securitization, opportunization, de-politicization, and framing.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 2.0MB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1080/13629395.2020.1799167
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- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Journal:
- Mediterranean Politics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 27
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 297-320
- Publication date:
- 2020-08-30
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-07-17
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1362-9395
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1119584
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pubs:1119584
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2020-07-17
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- Informa UK Limited
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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- © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Taylor and Francis at https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2020.1799167
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