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"In Partnership and Sisterhood": Diving into the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network’s Construction of a Feminist Discourse on Transboundary Water Governance

Stintzing, Erna LU (2024) STVK04 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
Despite articulations of the Dublin Statement which stress the need to include women in decision-making on water, women are significantly under-represented in transboundary water governance. This thesis examines the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network by asking how the network constructs a feminist discourse on transboundary water governance in the Nile basin. Rooted in the theoretical framework of intersectional feminist political ecology, the study aims to uncover the potentials and constraints of creating feminist discourses in the field. Focusing the analysis on key texts from the network, the research examines how meanings are constructed through privileged signs in the discourse. The analysis focuses on key texts from the... (More)
Despite articulations of the Dublin Statement which stress the need to include women in decision-making on water, women are significantly under-represented in transboundary water governance. This thesis examines the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network by asking how the network constructs a feminist discourse on transboundary water governance in the Nile basin. Rooted in the theoretical framework of intersectional feminist political ecology, the study aims to uncover the potentials and constraints of creating feminist discourses in the field. Focusing the analysis on key texts from the network, the research examines how meanings are constructed through privileged signs in the discourse. The analysis focuses on key texts from the network, revealing how an identity is constructed around women water leaders, and how the concepts of sisterhood and cooperation creates an alternative to hegemonic discourses in transboundary water governance. While the network presents alternatives to dominant narratives, the analysis also uncovers constraints concerning essentialism and intersectionality, underscoring the need for further efforts to ensure a truly transformative feminist approach to Nile basin transboundary water governance. (Less)
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author
Stintzing, Erna LU
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course
STVK04 20241
year
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M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
gendered transboundary water governance, feminist political ecology, discourse theory, sisterhood, alternative water discourse, the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network
language
English
id
9171650
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 11:18:13
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2024-10-01 11:18:13
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  abstract     = {{Despite articulations of the Dublin Statement which stress the need to include women in decision-making on water, women are significantly under-represented in transboundary water governance. This thesis examines the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network by asking how the network constructs a feminist discourse on transboundary water governance in the Nile basin. Rooted in the theoretical framework of intersectional feminist political ecology, the study aims to uncover the potentials and constraints of creating feminist discourses in the field. Focusing the analysis on key texts from the network, the research examines how meanings are constructed through privileged signs in the discourse. The analysis focuses on key texts from the network, revealing how an identity is constructed around women water leaders, and how the concepts of sisterhood and cooperation creates an alternative to hegemonic discourses in transboundary water governance. While the network presents alternatives to dominant narratives, the analysis also uncovers constraints concerning essentialism and intersectionality, underscoring the need for further efforts to ensure a truly transformative feminist approach to Nile basin transboundary water governance.}},
  author       = {{Stintzing, Erna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"In Partnership and Sisterhood": Diving into the Women in Water Diplomacy in the Nile-network’s Construction of a Feminist Discourse on Transboundary Water Governance}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}