Publication Date
1-1-2021
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Water International
Volume
46
Issue
6
DOI
10.1080/02508060.2021.1898765
First Page
821
Last Page
840
Abstract
Characterizing subcultural models of tap water derived from interviews from 154 respondents in four neighbourhoods in the urban Southwestern United States, we identify sources of public discourses that support and anticipate passive elite capture. In accord with predictions, social devaluation of those who use tap water is situated with residents of a privileged exclusive community sector. This suggests the value of a broader conceptualization and an empirical model of elite capture in water resources: not just as a physical deviation of resources, but also as a discursive devaluation of public resources by specifically elite populations.
Funding Number
EEC-1449500
Funding Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Keywords
class, corruption, culture, state, stigma, tap water, United States, Water
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Department
Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Alexandra Brewis, Katie Meehan, Melissa Beresford, and Amber Wutich. "Anticipating elite capture: the social devaluation of municipal tap water users in the Phoenix metropolitan area" Water International (2021): 821-840. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2021.1898765
