DAM-NET
Dam-nations? A study on dams, nation-building and transboundary water relations through case-studies from Ethiopia and Tajikistan
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Project "DAM-NET" data sheet
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| Coordinator |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Organization address contact info |
| Coordinator Country | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Project website | http://wrcad.info |
| Total cost | 183˙454 € |
| EC max contribution | 183˙454 € (100%) |
| Programme |
1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility) |
| Code Call | H2020-MSCA-IF-2014 |
| Funding Scheme | MSCA-IF-EF-ST |
| Starting year | 2015 |
| Duration (year-month-day) | from 2015-09-01 to 2017-08-31 |
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| 1 | THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | UK (MANCHESTER) | coordinator | 183˙454.00 |
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Project objective
The aim of DAM-NET is to enable the Future Fellow (FF) to carry out a state-of the art research project, investigating how ruling elites can use the symbolic value of a large hydraulic infrastructure to construct and disseminate their particular idea of the nation and legitimize their hold on power. The study will expand on the largely unexplored link between water and social power, bringing new insights into the analysis of transboundary water relations and on the role that discourse and nationalism play in water politics. Throughout a varied set of activities, the project will allow transfer of knowledge and the training of the FF, thus improving his employability and career perspectives. Interdisciplinary in nature, DAM-NET will draw upon insights from International Relations (IR), nationalism studies and political geography to create a framework for the analysis of the politics of mega-dams. Specifically, two case studies – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Ethiopia and the Rogun Dam (RD) in Tajikistan – will serve as a platform to analyse the discursive constructions surrounding mega-dams, and to map and unpack stakeholder and elite networks associated with the water sector in both countries. Besides their scholarly relevance, the research findings will provide important policy insights for a better understanding of the new boom in global dam building, and for the explanation of seemingly irreparable regional conflicts triggered by the construction of extremely costly megaprojects.
Publications
| year | authors and title | journal | last update |
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| 2016 |
Filippo Menga Domestic and International Dimensions of Transboundary Water Politics published pages: 704-723, ISSN: 1965-0175, DOI: |
Water Alternatives Volume 9, Issue 3 | 2019-07-23 |
| 2016 |
Filippo Menga, Naho Mirumachi Fostering Tajik Hydraulic Development: Examining the Role of Soft Power in the Case of the Rogun Dam published pages: 373-388, ISSN: 1965-0175, DOI: |
Water Alternatives Volume 9, Issue 2 | 2019-07-23 |
| 2016 |
Filippo Menga Dams as Centaurs published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
Strife Journal March 23, 2016 | 2019-07-23 |
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