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From Conflict to Co-production: A Grassroots-Led Model of Polycentric Water Governance in the Postcolonial South

Projektbeschreibung

Wasserverwaltung auf den Grund gegangen

Je nach Standort unterscheiden sich Wasserreserven und ihre Nutzung immens. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt CO-Water wird ein Konzept für ein basisgeleitetes Modell einer polyzentrischen Wasserverwaltung erarbeiten, in der die Initiativen und Ziele sozialer Bewegungen gleichberechtigt in den Produktionsbereich der Wasserwirtschaft integriert werden. Genauer gesagt, wird es herausarbeiten, welches Potenzial soziale Bewegungen bieten, um neue Formen der Gemeinschaftsproduktion voranzubringen, und welche Grenzen ihnen dabei gesetzt sind. Zudem wird das Projekt bestehende staatliche Wasserverwaltungen und ihre Institutionen hinsichtlich ihres Transformationspotenzials evaluieren und in Zusammenarbeit mit betroffenen Gruppen ein Modell einer basisgeleiteten polyzentrischen Wasserverwaltung erstellen. CO-Water wird dazu mit Fallstudien von sozialen Bewegungen in der Metropolregion Jakarta sowie ergänzenden Fallstudien aus Europa und Lateinamerika arbeiten.

Ziel

"CO-Water aims to conceptualise a grassroots-led model of polycentric water governance in which the initiatives and aspirations of social movements are fruitfully integrated into co-production in the water sector. Four objectives have been defined: to comprehend the specific conflicts through which social movements come into being; to understand the potentialities and limitations of social movements in catalysing new forms of co-production; to evaluate existing state-led water governance and institutions, in regards to their transformational potentialities; and to envision a model of grassroots-led polycentric water governance by engaging with concerned groups. The empirical research consists of case studies of three social movements in the Jakarta metropolitan delta, as well as complementary case studies from Europe and Latin America. We look at the experiences of social movements in regards to these objectives, to advance key features of co-production and polycentric governance theories. Four bodies of literature are mobilised and cross-fertilised: the key works of Elinor Ostrom and selected reviews, developments, and critiques of these works by others; collective action literature within spatial planning and development studies, public administrative and management studies; literature on water governance in the Postcolonial South; and literature on urban social movements. Training during the Fellowship will focus on systematically expanding the researcher's theoretical horizon with an advanced comprehension of theories, improving her research and teaching methodology, extending her professional networks, and learning the management aspects of scientific co-operation and research development. Fuelled by an interdisciplinary approach to environmental conflicts, the Fellowship will link her research to development practices and add value for the coherent implementation of several SDGs, particularly SDG#6 on water and sanitation and SDG#11 on cities and communities."

Koordinator

UNIVERSITAET KASSEL
Netto-EU-Beitrag
€ 262 209,60
Adresse
MONCHEBERGSTRASSE 19
34125 Kassel
Deutschland

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Region
Hessen Kassel Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt
Aktivitätstyp
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Gesamtkosten
€ 262 209,60