A Hidropolítica Platina no Contexto do Complexo Regional de Segurança da América do Sul: Entre o Conflito e a Cooperação (1960-1979)

In many regions of the world, the multiple uses of transboundary fresh water have been seen as a critically important component for regional stability. This situation explains why, in many cases, water management has commonly become linked to national security concerns or other issues of a "high politics" nature. But, at what intensity? In search of answers for this question, this research analyzes the case of the River Plate Basin employing Barry Buzan' s central concepts of securitization, securitizing actors, referent objects, Regional Security Complex (RSC) and the related concept of Hydro political Complex (HC) developed by Michael Schulz as a distinct form of RSC applicable on areas where water-related issues stand out as a salient feature in regional political dynamics. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]