Honors Theses
Date of Award
Fall 5-2-2021
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Joshua Howard
Second Advisor
William Schenck
Third Advisor
Gang Guo
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
Due to China’s geographic and human-exacerbated water scarcity, government leaders have turned to the South to North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP) in order to ensure a reliable source of water for the country’s increasingly parched Northern cities and townships. This thesis examines this inter-basin water transfer project (soon to be the world’s largest) through the lens of how government actors have framed the project. This official framing analysis is presented in tandem with citizen perceptions observed through online commentary in order to evaluate how effective such framing has been. Through such analysis, this research observes a pattern of nationalism and utilitarianism within state framing which is largely echoed in citizen commentary.
Recommended Citation
Barlow, Mary, "The Politics of Water Resource Management: State-Guided Framing of China’s South to North Water Diversion Project and its Impact on Citizen Perception" (2021). Honors Theses. 1936.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1936
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