June 2008

Editorial

Water, politics and development: Introducing Water Alternatives
François Molle, Peter P. Mollinga and Ruth Meinzen-Dick
Water Alternatives 1(1): 1-6                        Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Articles

Water, politics and development: Framing a political sociology of water resources management
Peter P. Mollinga
Water Alternatives 1(1): 7-23                       Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

A political economy of water in southern Africa
Larry A. Swatuk
Water Alternatives 1(1): 24-47                      Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Water rights arenas in the Andes: Networks to strengthen local water control
Rutgerd Boelens
Water Alternatives 1(1):  48-65                     Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

River-basin politics and the rise of ecological democracy in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa
Christopher Sneddon and Coleen Fox
Water Alternatives 1(1): 66-88                      Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Lost in translation: The participatory imperative and local water governance in north Thailand and southwest Germany
Andreas Neef
Water Alternatives 1(1): 89-110                    Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Men, masculinities and water powers in irrigation
Margreet Zwarteveen
Water Alternatives 1(1): 111-130                  Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Nirvana concepts, storylines and policy models: Insights from the water sector
François Molle
Water Alternatives 1(1): 131-156                  Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Distilling or diluting? Negotiating the water research-policy interface
Frances Cleaver and Tom Franks
Water Alternatives 1(1): 157-176                  Abstract   |  Full Text - PDF

Book Reviews

Modern myths of the Mekong: A critical review of water and development concepts, principles and policies. (Kummu, M.; Keskinen, M. and Varis, O. (Eds). 2008).
Rajesh Daniel
Water Alternatives 1(1): 177-179               Full Text - PDF