Rooted Water Collectives in a Modernist and Neoliberal Imaginary: Threats and Perspectives for Rural Water Commons
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Analytical and Conceptual Framework
2.1. Rooted Water Collectives
2.2. Modernist and Neoliberal Paradigms
2.3. Commons, Self-Supply, Water Commoning
2.4. Actor-Oriented Approach and Imaginaries
3. Methodology
4. Context of the Three Case Study Areas
4.1. Limpopo Province, South Africa
4.1.1. Strength and Involvement of State Bureaucracy
4.1.2. Functioning of Capitalist Markets in the Water Sector
4.1.3. Academic and Epistemological Environment
4.1.4. Techno-Physical and Agro-Ecological Environment
4.2. Kanton Luzern, Switzerland
4.2.1. Strength and Involvement of State Bureaucracy
4.2.2. Functioning of Capitalist Markets in the Water Sector
4.2.3. Academic and Epistemological Environment
4.2.4. Techno-Physical and Agro-Ecological Environment
5. Results: The Three Rooted Water Collectives
5.1. Tshakuma
5.1.1. Rootedness
5.1.2. Internal Structure and Capacities
5.1.3. Effectiveness of Activities
5.2. Ga-Moela
5.2.1. Rootedness
5.2.2. Internal Structure and Capacities
5.2.3. Effectiveness of Activities
5.3. Entlebuch
5.3.1. Rootedness
5.3.2. Internal Structure and Capacities
5.3.3. Effectiveness of Activities
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Hofstetter, M.; Bolding, A.; Boelens, R. Rooted Water Collectives in a Modernist and Neoliberal Imaginary: Threats and Perspectives for Rural Water Commons. Water 2023, 15, 3736. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213736
Hofstetter M, Bolding A, Boelens R. Rooted Water Collectives in a Modernist and Neoliberal Imaginary: Threats and Perspectives for Rural Water Commons. Water. 2023; 15(21):3736. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213736
Chicago/Turabian StyleHofstetter, Moritz, Alex Bolding, and Rutgerd Boelens. 2023. "Rooted Water Collectives in a Modernist and Neoliberal Imaginary: Threats and Perspectives for Rural Water Commons" Water 15, no. 21: 3736. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213736
APA StyleHofstetter, M., Bolding, A., & Boelens, R. (2023). Rooted Water Collectives in a Modernist and Neoliberal Imaginary: Threats and Perspectives for Rural Water Commons. Water, 15(21), 3736. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15213736