ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on an escalation of a conflict in an irrigation system in 2005 and the political interdependencies which came into view with the escalation.1 At the same time, it explores the element of joint social activities in the aid agencies’ approach. In this chapter, I provide insights into how a particular escalation unfolds, and into the political processes and power relations which shape it. At the same time, I direct attention to the ways in which the escalation is represented.
