Critical Hydropolitics
Rooted in social science methods and theories, researchers with the Geneva Water Hub explore a range of topics related to water diplomacy, water sharing in transboundary and local settings, water justice, and the politics of water and land governance. We are particularly known for our pioneering work on water conflict transformation, for critical discourse analysis of hydropolitics, for critical perspectives on water infrastructure, and for the integration of variables such as power and politics in structuring water governance outcomes.
Recent academic publications:
2023
Zeitoun, M., Kayal, N., Vij, S., Türk, D., & Cullman, J. (2023). Why negotiate water problems when we can deliberate water solutions? Nature Water, 1(4), 306-307. [↓]
Haemmerli, H., Bréthaut, C., & Ezbakhe, F. (2023). Exploring friendship in hydropolitics: The case of the friendship dam on the Asi/Orontes River. Environmental Policy and Governance. [↓]
Turley, L. (2023). Securing urban water supply through reservoir reoperation–An analysis of power resources and equity in cases from India, Spain and the USA. PLOS Water, 2(8), e0000097. [↓]
Zeitoun, M. (2023). Reflections: Understanding Our Use and Abuse of Water. Oxford University Press. [↓]
2022
Bréthaut, C., Ezbakhe, F., McCracken, M., Wolf, A., & Dalton, J. (2022). Exploring discursive hydropolitics: A conceptual framework and research agenda. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 38(3), 464-479. [↓]
Turley, L., Bréthaut, C., & Pflieger, G. (2022). Institutions for reoperating reservoirs in semi-arid regions facing climate change and competing societal water demands: insights from Colorado. Water International, 47(1), 30-54. [↓]
2020
Zeitoun, M., Mirumachi, N., Warner, J., Kirkegaard, M., & Cascão, A. (2020). Analysis for water conflict transformation. Water International, 45(4), 365-384. [↓]
2019
Zeitoun, M., Abdallah, C., Dajani, M., Khresat, S. E., Elaydi, H., & Alfarra, A. (2019). The Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan River I: Agreements impeding equitable transboundary water arrangements. Water Alternatives, 12(3), 1064-1094. [↓]
Zeitoun, M., Dajani, M., Abdallah, C., Khresat, S. E., & Elaydi, H. (2019). The Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan River II: Infrastructure impeding the transformation of equitable transboundary water arrangements. Water Alternatives, 12(3), 1095-1122. [↓]
