Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building

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Ken Conca (Professor of International Relations, American University) Nazli Choucri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Governing Water

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Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building

Ken Conca (Professor of International Relations, American University), Nazli Choucri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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MIT Press
30 September 2005

Management of land & natural resources

Series: Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation

Water is a key component of critical ecosystems, a marketable commodity, a foundation of local communities and cultures, and a powerful means of social control. It has become a source of contentious politics and social controversy on a global scale, and the management of water conflicts is one of the biggest challenges in the effort to achieve effective global environmental governance.

In Governing Water, Ken Conca examines political struggles to create a global framework for the governance of water. Threats to the world's rivers, watersheds, and critical freshwater ecosystems have resisted the establishment of effective global agreements through intergovernmental bargaining because the conditions for successful interstate cooperation-effective state authority, stable knowledge frameworks, and a territorialized understanding of nature-cannot be imposed upon water controversies. But while interstate water diplomacy has faltered, less formalized institutions-socially and politically embedded rules, roles, and practices-have emerged to help shape water governance locally and globally.

Conca examines the politics of these institutions, presenting a framework for understanding global environmental governance based on key institutional presumptions about territoriality, authority, and knowledge. He maps four distinct processes of institution building- formal international regimes for shared rivers; international networking among water experts and professionals; social movements opposing the construction of large dams; and the struggle surrounding transnational water ""marketization."" These cases illustrate the potential for alternative institutional forms in situations where traditional interstate regimes are ineffective.

By: Ken Conca (Professor of International Relations American University)
Series edited by: Nazli Choucri (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 658g
ISBN: 9780262532730
ISBN 10: 0262532735
Series: Global Environmental Accord: Strategies for Sustainability and Institutional Innovation
Pages: 486
Publication Date: 30 September 2005
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ken Conca is Associate Professor of Government and Politics and Director of the Harrison Program on the Future Global Agenda at the University of Maryland.

Reviews for Governing Water: Contentious Transnational Politics and Global Institution Building

A major achievement in rethinking the prospects for global environmental protection in general. - Paul Wapner, School of International Service, American University

Winner of <PrizeName>Winner of the 2006 Chadwick F. Alger Award presented by the International Studies Association (ISA)</PrizeName> 2006
Winner of <PrizeName>Winner of the 2006 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award presented by the International Studies Association (ISA)</PrizeName> 2006
Winner of ISA International Organisation Section Chadwick F. Alger Prize 2006.
Winner of Winner of the 2006 Chadwick F. Alger Award presented by the International Studies Association (ISA) 2006
Winner of Winner of the 2006 Chadwick F. Alger Award presented by the International Studies Association (ISA)</PrizeName> 2006