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Dr Jeremy Schmidt's Outputs (63)

Historicising the hydrosocial cycle (2014)
Journal Article
Schmidt, J. J. (2014). Historicising the hydrosocial cycle. Water alternatives, 7(1), 220-234

This paper examines the historical claims made in support of the hydrosocial cycle. In particular, it considers how arguments advancing the hydrosocial cycle make historical claims regarding modernist conceptions of what water is (i.e. H2O) and its f... Read More about Historicising the hydrosocial cycle.

The retreating state: Political geographies of the object and the proliferation of space (2013)
Journal Article
Schmidt, J. J. (2014). The retreating state: Political geographies of the object and the proliferation of space. Political Geography, 39, 58-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2013.11.004

In their article, “Political geographies of the object,” Meehan, Shaw, and Marston (2013) introduce and explore some of the implications of object-oriented ontology (OOO) for political geography. Their analysis uses The Wire – a television drama abou... Read More about The retreating state: Political geographies of the object and the proliferation of space.

Property and the Right to Water: Toward a Non-Liberal Commons (2013)
Journal Article
Schmidt, J. J., & Mitchell, K. R. (2014). Property and the Right to Water: Toward a Non-Liberal Commons. Review of Radical Political Economics, 46(1), 54-69. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613413488069

This paper examines the turn to considerations of property in arguments regarding the commons and the human right to water. It identifies commitments to liberalism in political economy approaches to property and human rights and develops a matrix for... Read More about Property and the Right to Water: Toward a Non-Liberal Commons.

Modern Water Ethics: Implications for Shared Governance. (2013)
Journal Article
Schmidt, J. J., & Shrubsole, D. (2013). Modern Water Ethics: Implications for Shared Governance. Environmental Values, 22(3), 359-379. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327113x13648087563746

It has been suggested that water and social values were divorced in modernity. This paper argues otherwise. First, it demonstrates the historical link between ethics and politics using the case of American water governance. It engages theories regard... Read More about Modern Water Ethics: Implications for Shared Governance..

Ethics and water governance (2013)
Journal Article
Groenfeldt, D., & Schmidt, J. J. (2013). Ethics and water governance. Ecology and Society, 18(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.5751/es-04629-180114

Ethics and values are important dimensions of water governance. We show how a "values approach" contributes to an understanding of global water governance, and how it complements other perspectives on governance, namely management, institutional capa... Read More about Ethics and water governance.

Integrating Water Management in the Anthropocene. (2012)
Journal Article
Schmidt, J. J. (2013). Integrating Water Management in the Anthropocene. Society & Natural Resources, 26(1), 105-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2012.685146

Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been the dominant discursive frame for global water governance since the 1992 Rio Declaration. Yet it is increasingly criticized as inadequately incorporating ethical or political contexts in governanc... Read More about Integrating Water Management in the Anthropocene..

An ethic of compassionate retreat (2010)
Book Chapter
Brown, P. G., & Schmidt, J. J. (2010). An ethic of compassionate retreat. In P. G. Brown, & J. J. Schmidt (Eds.), Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals (265-286). Island Press

Water ethics and water management (2010)
Book Chapter
Schmidt, J. J. (2010). Water ethics and water management. In P. G. Brown, & J. J. Schmidt (Eds.), Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals (3-15). Island Press