Social Construction of Hydropolitics: The Geographical Scales of Water and Security in the Indus BasinFootnote^*

* The assistance extended by the executive director and staff of Leadership for Environment and Development‐Pakistan is gratefully acknowledged. A debt of thanks is also due to Usman Qazi, Syed Ayub Qutub, Juha Uitto, and Tony Allan for earlier reviews of this article and their helpful suggestions.

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