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Water grabbing?
Water Grabbing? Focus on the (Re)appropriation of Finite Water Resources. Click here to access the table of contents and pdf of articles.
Journal focus
Why this journal?
WaA is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies. Its ambition is to provide space for alternative and critical thinking on such issues (see our manifesto for more details). WaA welcomes contributions that address any dimension of water resources development, management and use, and their relations with society and the environment. Subject coverage includes (but is not limited to):
Water policy at global and national levels
Water governance and water reforms
The politics of everyday water management (irrigation, watershed, etc.)
Water knowledge systems, concepts and discourses
Water and economics
The politics of water provision and use
Water, environment and society
Water, technology and society
Water, globalization and geopolitics
Water, power and social divisions: gender, class, ethnicity
WaA offers four distinct rubrics:
Scholarly articles (Articles)
Short articles that are not academic in scope and may reflect some opinion (Viewpoints)
Book reviews (Reviews)
Responses to earlier articles (Responses).
As a worldwide high-quality peer-reviewed eJournal, WaA offers the following advantages:
Full and free access to articles, ensuring worldwide outreach and intellectual multiplier effect.
Reduced time interval between acceptance of articles and their publication online: WaA will propose new articles three times per year, time lag between approval of articles and publication will in most cases not exceed 4 months. In addition, articles will be made available as soon as they reach the final stage of production to registered users, who may access articles (preview).
