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An Analysis of Water Awareness Campaign Messaging in the Case of Jordan: Water Conservation for State Security
Zusammenfassung
This article examines water awareness campaign messaging of the Water Efficiency and Public Information for Action (WEPIA) campaign. Using Jordanian government documents and structured interviews, it argues that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) promotes water awareness campaigns to shape water users’ habits and perspectives on water. The goal of this strategy is to align popular concerns about water security with government concerns over state security, i.e., to create responsible water citizens. This article suggests that the Jordanian MWI seeks to shape citizens’ water behavior through two key strategies. First, it convinces the population to shift its habits using ideas of national responsibility for the nation’s water network. Second, it disseminates a topically diverse combination of water awareness materials to the Jordanian population to shape their water habits in a manner that supports state security.
Zitierform
In: Water Volume 11 / Issue 6 (2019-06-01) , S. 1156 ; ISSN 2073-4441Förderhinweis
Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität KasselZitieren
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journal={Water},
year={2019}
}
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2019-09-10T15:07:42Z 2019-09-10T15:07:42Z 2019-06-01 doi:10.17170/kobra-20190909663 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11313 Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel eng Urheberrechtlich geschützt https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ water security water conservation Jordan hydropolitics water scarcity 630 An Analysis of Water Awareness Campaign Messaging in the Case of Jordan: Water Conservation for State Security Aufsatz This article examines water awareness campaign messaging of the Water Efficiency and Public Information for Action (WEPIA) campaign. Using Jordanian government documents and structured interviews, it argues that the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) promotes water awareness campaigns to shape water users’ habits and perspectives on water. The goal of this strategy is to align popular concerns about water security with government concerns over state security, i.e., to create responsible water citizens. This article suggests that the Jordanian MWI seeks to shape citizens’ water behavior through two key strategies. First, it convinces the population to shift its habits using ideas of national responsibility for the nation’s water network. Second, it disseminates a topically diverse combination of water awareness materials to the Jordanian population to shape their water habits in a manner that supports state security. open access Benedict, Skylar Hussein, Hussam doi:10.3390/w11061156 publishedVersion ISSN 2073-4441 Issue 6 Water 1156 Volume 11
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