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MAQ > Volume 31 > Issue 1 > Article: The Effects of Water Insecurity and Emotional Distress on Civic Action for Improved Water Infrastructure in Rural South Africa

The Effects of Water Insecurity and Emotional Distress on Civic Action for Improved Water Infrastructure in Rural South Africa

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Volume:
31
Issue:
1
Publication Date:
March 1, 2017
Pages:
133-154
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Bulled, Nicola. 2017. "The Effects of Water Insecurity and Emotional Distress on Civic Action for Improved Water Infrastructure in Rural South Africa." Medical Anthropology Quarterly 31(1):133-154.
Author(s)
Nicola Bulled
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1111/maq.12270
Geographic Area:
Sub-Saharan Africa > South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic:
Activism & Social Movements Citizenship & Belonging Environment Environment > Water
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Abstract

The South African constitution ratifies water as a human right. Yet millions of citizens remain disconnected from the national water infrastructure. Drawing on data collected in 2013–2014 from women in northern South Africa, this study explores “water citizenship”—individual civic engagement related to improving water service provision. Literature indicates that water insecurity is associated with emotional distress and that water‐related emotional distress influences citizen engagement. I extend these lines of research by assessing the connection that water insecurity and emotional distress may collectively have with civic engagement to improve access to water infrastructure.

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