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1	Water Ties: Towards a Relational Understanding of Water Governance Networks in Tanzania and Ethiopia Stein, Christian 10 July 2019 (has links) This interdisciplinary thesis studies the diverse multi-stakeholder networks that are constitutive of contemporary water governance. It examines collaborative governance networks from a relational perspective in two case study watersheds in Tanzania and Ethiopia. Collaborative and networked governance approaches are increasingly promoted to address complex water challenges, but relatively little is known about how the everyday collaborative relationships (i.e. collaboration practices) among the multiple actors involved in the development, management and use of water, shape contemporary water governance processes. In this thesis, I advance, based on intensive fieldwork data collection, a conceptual and methodological framework for studying collaboration networks pertaining to watershed management. I examine local collaborative governance networks in two watersheds, in Ethiopia and Tanzania, from a relational perspective, using complementary qualitative and quantitative social network research methods. The thesis explores the opportunities and limitations of such collaborative governance networks in their concrete functioning, thereby contributing to a more context-sensitive, and nuanced, understanding of the role of governance networks and collaborative governance approaches in the management of water and related resources. Sustainable development Water governance Collaborative governance Polycentric governance Network governance Social networks Relational approach Narratives Mixed methods Social network analysis Participatory mapping Visual network research Water-energy-food nexus Integrated Water Resources Management Cross-sectoral policy integration Boundary work Resource politics Tanzania Ethiopia Blue Nile Sub-Saharan Africa ddc:300 ddc:320 ddc:333.7

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