Hydrosocial territories: imaginaries, materialities, and struggles over knowledge, order and meaning

<br/>The notion of ‘hydrosocial territories’ was introduced in Water International in 2016 to unpack claims of authority over a space, its waters and human and nonhuman beings. Since its introduction, hydrosocial territories has travelled and bridged rivers, regions, movements and disciplines – as conceptual notion and political action project. This contribution now takes stock of this journey. It reviews how hydrosocial territories has been used to analyse diverse spatial and political topics; how it has been articulated with different theoretical perspectives; and how it has contributed to water justice. Lastly, this contribution enquires about future conceptual and political avenues to explore.ABSTRACT<br/>The notion of ‘hydrosocial territories’ was introduced in Water International in 2016 to unpack claims of authority over a space, its waters and human and nonhuman beings. Since its introduction, hydrosocial territories has travelled and bridged rivers, regions, movements and disciplines – as conceptual notion and political action project. This contribution now takes stock of this journey. It reviews how hydrosocial territories has been used to analyse diverse spatial and political topics; how it has been articulated with different theoretical perspectives; and how it has contributed to water justice. Lastly, this contribution enquires about future conceptual and political avenues to explore.