Doctoral Dissertation Research: Contested Waterscapes: Constructing Israeli Water and Identity

项目概述本项目考察了以色列最大的水利工程——以色列国家水利工程，以及它的创建和演变如何反映了国家认同的几个方面，包括国家建设、国家权力结构和巴以关系。其目的是通过档案研究证明，国家水运公司通过科技发展促进了以色列国家强大的中央集权政府。这个话题很好地定位在STS中，并且从技术科学和行动者网络理论的角度对水管理的研究做出了重大贡献。这个话题是及时的，与自然资源、国家认同和发展的持续冲突有关；以前没有从这个角度对国家水运公司进行过研究，而且该地区的水越来越稀缺。更广泛的影响这项研究的结果将与包括历史学家、STS学者、区域研究专家、政治地理学家等在内的不同受众相关。它们也可能对有关的以色列和巴勒斯坦听众产生影响。

Project OverviewThe project examines the Israeli National Water Carrier, the largest water project in Israel, and how its creation and evolution reflect several aspects of national identity including state building, state power structures, and Israeli-Palestinian relations. The goal is to demonstrate through archival research that the National Water Carrier served to foster the Israeli state with a strong centralized government through techno-scientific development. Intellectual MeritThe topic is well situated within STS and stands to make a significant contribution to studies about water management from the perspective of techno-science and actor-network theory. The topic is timely and relevant to the ongoing conflicts over natural resources, state identity, and development; there are no prior studies of the National Water Carrier from this perspective, and water is increasingly scarce in the region. Broader ImpactsThe results of this research will be relevant for a diverse audience including historians, STS scholars, area studies specialists, political geographers, and others. They could also have an impact on relevant Israeli and Palestinian audiences.