Water Conflicts in MENA

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Table of contents

1. Introduction
1.1 Research Problem and Aim
1.2 Research Question
1.3 Relevance to Peace and Conflict Studies
1.4 Delimitations
1.5 Thesis Outline
2. Background
2.1 Iraq’s Water Resources
2.2 Turkey’s Water Resources
2.3 Iraq’s and Turkey’s Water Relations
3. Previous Research
3.1 Water Conflicts in MENA
3.2 The Reperian Countries of Tigris and Euphrates
3.3 Management of Crossborder Water Resource
4. Theoretical Overview and Analytical Framework
4.1 Theory on Peaceful Crossborder Water Management
4.2 Theory on Environmental Peacemaking
4.3 Theory on Water Management and Cooperation in the Middle East
4.4 Theory on Positive Peace
4.5 Analytical Framework
5. Methodology
5.1 Research design
5.2 Method
5.3 Material
5.4 Source Criticism
5.5 Positionality
6. Analysis
6.1 Treaty of Friendship and Neighbourly Relations 1946
6.1.1 What themes and expressions can be found in the treaties?
6.1.2 How is the water of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and theirtributaries addressed in the treaties?
6.1.3 What are the underlying discourses reflected in the treaties?
6.2 Memorandum of Understanding 2009
6.2.1 What themes and expressions can be found in the treaties?
6.2.2 How is the water of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and theirtributaries addressed in the treaties?
6.2.3 What are the underlying discourses reflected in the treaties?
6.3 Memorandum of Understanding 2019
6.3.1 What themes and expressions can be found in the treaties?
6.3.2 How is the water of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and theirtributaries addressed in the treaties?
6.3.3 What are the underlying discourses reflected in the treaties?
7. Conclusions
7.1 Answering the Research Question
7.2 Further Research
8. References
8.1 Analysed Material
8.1 Literature