The influence of narratives on negotiations and resolution of the upper jordan river conflict

International Negotiation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 293-322

  Eid Sabbagh, Karim ^a   Zeitoun, Mark ^b   Talhami, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant   (Jordan)

Author keywords

hydro hegemony; power; sanctioned discourse; securitization; transboundary water conflict; water discourses; water narratives; water negotiations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889677181     PISSN: 1382340X     EISSN: 15718069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15718069-12341257     Document Type: Article

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