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A European Union ‘water diplomacy’? : frames of water in EU external action
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1871-1901; 1871-191X
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The Hague journal of diplomacy, 2024, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 340-375
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SCHUNZ, Simon, TOPCUOGLU, Ediz Bener, A European Union ‘water diplomacy’? : frames of water in EU external action, The Hague journal of diplomacy, 2024, Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 340-375 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/76105
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In 2013, the European Union (EU) formulated its ambition to develop a ‘water diplomacy’. Subsequently, it attempted to put this aspiration into practice, notably through various Council Conclusions. Despite this activity, the EU’s evolution as a ‘water diplomat’ remains underexplored. To address this gap, this article examines the EU’s understanding of ‘water diplomacy’ by conducting a comprehensive discourse analysis of its framing of water as an object of diplomacy and the resulting diplomatic approaches. The analysis of key EU documents, triangulated through interviews with policy-makers, reveals that several water frames currently intersect, resulting in a multifaceted EU external water action comprising both a narrow and a broad understanding of water diplomacy. Following an explanation of this finding focusing on the policy entrepreneurship of intra-EU water diplomacy stakeholders, the article concludes by discussing its implications for the academic study and political practice of water diplomacy within and beyond the EU.
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Published online: 23 November 2023