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What is a primary method by which powerful actors influence others according to the content?
What is a primary method by which powerful actors influence others according to the content?
What type of power is described as being instrumental and reliant on intersubjective efficacy?
What type of power is described as being instrumental and reliant on intersubjective efficacy?
Which groups are mentioned as having a role in exercising power according to the content?
Which groups are mentioned as having a role in exercising power according to the content?
How do powerful actors ensure their policies are effective?
How do powerful actors ensure their policies are effective?
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What is suggested as a limitation of power as described in the content?
What is suggested as a limitation of power as described in the content?
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What was the Angolan government's stance on cooperating with Namibia regarding the dam project?
What was the Angolan government's stance on cooperating with Namibia regarding the dam project?
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What does the term 'ideational power' refer to in the context of transboundary river basins?
What does the term 'ideational power' refer to in the context of transboundary river basins?
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Why is the current understanding of ideational power in transboundary river basins considered limiting?
Why is the current understanding of ideational power in transboundary river basins considered limiting?
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What does the article suggest is necessary for a comprehensive view of transboundary river governance?
What does the article suggest is necessary for a comprehensive view of transboundary river governance?
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What role do interest groups from different countries play in the case of the OvaHimba and the dam construction?
What role do interest groups from different countries play in the case of the OvaHimba and the dam construction?
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Study Notes
Indigenous Paradiplomacy and the Orokawe Hydroelectric Dam
- Indigenous groups lobbied against the Orokawe dam on the Kunene River, a transboundary river shared by Angola and Namibia.
- Bilateral state diplomacy exists regarding the allocation and management of the transboundary water resource.
- Indigenous groups used ideational power in transboundary water diplomacy.
- This involved lobbying, transnational network development, and using the internet to communicate.
- Dam projects often cause displacement, environmental damage, and alter river flow which may create conflicts upstream and downstream.
- Sunk costs, such as expensive technical feasibility studies, can make projects difficult to stop.
- Indigenous groups used documents, such as declarations, to influence the status quo.
- Indigenous paradiplomacy involves non-state actors managing relations among themselves and others in an international context.
- Indigenous paradiplomacy actors used power over ideas (or ideational power) to influence non-state and state actors.
- Indigenous groups used international fora (e.g. UNDRIP).
- The Kunene River basin is geographically and biophysically unique, with a steep gradient and waterfalls.
- The Orokawe dam project was controversial and has been opposed by indigenous groups since the 1990s.
- Indigenous groups used the internet to organize and disseminate information about their cause.
- The Orokawe dam project has been proposed for several decades.
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Explore the complex dynamics of indigenous paradiplomacy in the context of the Orokawe hydroelectric dam project on the Kunene River. This quiz covers the lobbying efforts, impacts on water resources, and the role of indigenous groups in influencing bilateral state diplomacy. Test your knowledge on how these interactions affect environmental and social outcomes.
