From ‘merchants and ministers’ to ‘neutral brokers’? Water diplomacy aspirations by the Netherlands – a discourse analysis of the 2011 commissioned advisory report

Water diplomacy agents typically manage tensions between promoting peace and securing self-interest. This paper conducts a discourse analysis of commissioned policy report by leading Netherlands think-tank that helped inform Dutch on water diplomacy. We first establish the importance report. then identify its focus theme ‘neutral broker’ apply vocabulary analysis, argumentation metaphor together up to frame analysis. From this larger literature, we propose must be viewed in connection with discursive politics trade promotion. illustrate relevant methods for future enquiry.