The evolution of China’s rural water governance: water, techno-political development and state legitimacy

Qinhong Xu; Rutgerd Boelens; Gert Jan Veldwisch

doi:10.1080/03066150.2023.2261860

The evolution of China’s rural water governance: water, techno-political development and state legitimacy

Qinhong Xu^*, Rutgerd Boelens, Gert Jan Veldwisch

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The article investigates the evolution of rural water governance in the People’s Republic of China through a historical review of its water governance transformations, including the ideology, institutions, and discourses. It is argued that the evolution of agricultural water management and rural drinking water development in China is inextricably linked to addressing political legitimacy. Rural water governance, is shown to be intertwined with state identity and citizenship formation, in order to produce and control hydrosocial territorial objects and subjects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	717-737
Journal	Journal of Peasant Studies
Volume	51
Issue number	3
Early online date	29 Sept 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2023.2261860
Publication status	Published - 2024

Keywords

Water governance; state legitimacy; rural development; hydrosocial territories governmentality; China

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