ABSTRACT

Much has been written on hydropolitics, or on the interplays between transboundary water resource issues and politics. This article builds on recent calls for more research on the role of discourses in shaping hydropolitics. We propose a conceptual framework, inspired by critical discourse analysis, for the systematic investigation of how discursive practices construct and enact actors’ power positions in transboundary basin governance. Our framework’s added value lies in the typology of discourses we develop – that is, dominant, institutionalized, hegemonic and sanctioned – for a more precise analysis of discursive hydropolitics. We formulate a research agenda to operationalize our perspective on discursive hydropolitics and lay the groundwork for future empirical research.

摘要

关于水文政治或跨界水资源问题与政治之间的相互作用的文章很多。本文建立在最近呼吁对话语在塑造水政治中的作用进行更多研究的基础上。我们在批判性话语分析的启发下提出了一个概念框架，用于系统地研究话语实践如何在跨界流域治理中构建和制定行为者的权力地位。我们的框架的附加价值在于我们开发的话语类型学——即占主导地位的、制度化的、霸权的和受认可的——以便更精确地分析话语水文政治。我们制定了一个研究议程，以将我们对话语水政治的观点付诸实践，并为未来的实证研究奠定基础。