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The state of water

2022; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 12; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/20438206221107024

2043-8214

Rachael Squire,

Water Governance and Infrastructure

This brief response to Riding and Dahlman's compelling paper offers two reflections that seek to build on their rich analysis of the complex geographies and geopolitics of Liberland. Firstly, it explores how the ‘restless river’ might be further enlivened as an actor within this intriguing context. It then digs further into the non-human complexities of the project by suggesting that the animals of Liberland warrant further attention. In doing so, it seeks to add additional complexity to the challenge of rethinking ‘traditional ways’ of writing about disputed territories and to shed further light on the violence associated with ascriptions of ‘terra nullius’.