Refereed Journal Articles (25)
Abasli, I., & Mukhtarov, F. (2024). Old habits die hard: How narratives on social aspects of circular economy (re)produce global inequalities. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1–26. [Online first].
Mukhtarov, F. (2024). Combining behavioural and reflective policy tools for the environment: A scoping review of behavioural public policy literature. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 67(4), 714–741.
Simon, D., Gómez, O. A., Gasper, D., Bennett, K., Washbourne, C. L., Abasli, I., Mukhtarov, F., Dias, S., & Sakar, A. (2023). Global social challenges for development studies in the crisis in the Anthropocene. Global Social Challenges Journal, 1, 1–18.
Arsel, M., Demena, B. A., Floridi, A., Gomez, G. M., Haile, G., Kalfagianni, A., Mukhtarov, F., et al. (2023). International collaboration in times of pandemics: An urgent need for reforming our global financial system. Progress in Development Studies, 23(3), 338–343.
Mukhtarov, F. (2022). A review of water policies on the move: Diffusion, transfer, translation or branding? Water Alternatives, 15(2), 290–306.
Alta, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2022). Relationality as a lens for policy analysis: Preserving harmony in a triangular cooperation project to strengthen gender mainstreaming in Fiji. Administration & Society, 54(7), 1283–1304.
Mukhtarov, F., Gasper, D., Alta, A., Gautam, N., Duhita, M. S., & Hernández Morales, D. (2022). From ‘merchants and ministers’ to ‘neutral brokers’? Water diplomacy aspirations by the Netherlands – A discourse analysis of the 2011 commissioned advisory report. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 38(6), 1009–1031.
Boer, J., Dieperink, C., & Mukhtarov, F. (2019). Social learning in multilevel flood risk governance: Lessons from the Dutch Room for the River program. Water, 11, 2032.
Mukhtarov, F., Dieperink, C., Driessen, P., & Riley, J. (2019). Collaborative learning for policy innovations: Sustainable urban drainage systems in Leicester, England. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 21(3), 288–301.
Pinyol Alberich, J., Mukhtarov, F., Dieperink, C., Driessen, P., & Broekman, A. (2018). Upscaling urban recycled water schemes: Governance conditions in Sabadell (Spain). Water, 11(1), 11.
Leong, C., & Mukhtarov, F. (2018). Global IWRM ideas and local context: Studying narratives in rural Cambodia. Water, 10(11), 1643.
Mukhtarov, F. (2018). Book review of Wilder, M. 2017. Special Festschrift “Ways of Knowing: Helen Ingram and Water Scholarship”. Water Alternatives, 11(1), 209–213.
Mukhtarov, F., Dieperink, C., & Driessen, P. (2018). The influence of ICT on public participation in urban water governance: A review of place-based research. Environmental Science & Policy, 89, 430–438.
Mukhtarov, F., Pierce, R., & Gerlak, A. (2017). Away from fossil fuels and toward a bioeconomy: Knowledge versatility for public policy? Environment and Planning C, 35(6), 1010–1028.
Mukhtarov, F., de Jong, M., & Pierce, R. (2017). Political and ethical aspects in the ethnography of policy translation: Research experiences from Turkey and China. Environment and Planning A, 49(3), 612–630.
Mukhtarov, F. (2017). Policies on the move: Translation, assemblages and ethnography – A review essay. Environment and Planning C, 35(1), 191–194.
Gerlak, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2016). Many faces of security: Discursive framing in cross-border natural resource governance in the Mekong River Commission. Globalizations, 13(6), 719–740.
Thiel, A., Mukhtarov, F., & Zikos, D. (2015). Crafting or designing? Conditions for intended institutional change in social-ecological systems. Environmental Science & Policy, 53(B), 81–86.
Mukhtarov, F., Fox, S., Mukhamedova, N., & Wegerich, K. (2015). Institutional design and contextual relevance: Water User Associations in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. Environmental Science & Policy, 53(B), 206–214.
Gerlak, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2015). ‘Ways of knowing water’: IWRM and water security as complementing discourses. International Environmental Agreements, 15(3), 257–272.
Mukhtarov, F. (2014). Rethinking the travel of ideas: Policy translation in the water sector. Policy & Politics, 42(1), 71–88.
Mukhtarov, F., & Gerlak, A. (2014). Epistemic forms of IWRM: Towards versatility of knowledge. Policy Sciences, 47(2), 101–120.
Mukhtarov, F., Osseweijer, P., & Pierce, R. (2014). The global governance of biofuels: A case for private governance? Bio-based and Applied Economics, 3(3), 101–110.
Mukhtarov, F., & Gerlak, A. (2013). River basin organizations in global water discourse: An exploration of agency and strategy. Global Governance, 19(2), 307–326.
Mukhtarov, F., Brock, A., Janssen, S., & Guigner, A. (2013). Actors and strategies in translating global conservation narratives to Vietnam. Policy and Society, 32(2), 113–124.
Book Chapters (14)
Bilgen, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2024). Selling excellence: Hydrohubs and policy mobility in the neo-liberal world order. In O. Fritsch & D. Benson (Eds.), Edward Elgar Handbook on the Governance and Politics of Water Resources. Edward Elgar. https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/book/9781800887909/book-part-9781800887909-35.xml
Mukhtarov, F., Papyrakis, E., & Rieger, M. (2022). Covid-19 and water management. In E. Papyrakis et al. (Eds.), Covid-19 and International Development. Springer.
Mukhtarov, F. (2020). Box 6.1: The hegemony of river basin organizations – A cautionary tale. In N. Mirumachi, M. Zeitoun, & J. Warner (Eds.), Water Conflicts: Analysis for Transformation (pp. 134–135). Oxford University Press.
Gaddis, E., Grellier, J., Grobicki, A., Hay, R., Mirumachi, N., Mukhtarov, F., & Rast, W. (2019). Chapter 16: Freshwater policy. In Sixth Global Environmental Outlook. Cambridge University Press and UN Environment (pp. 399–424).
Gerlak, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2018). Many faces of security: Discursive framing in cross-border natural resource governance in the Mekong River Commission. In H. Koff & C. Maganda (Eds.), Environmental Security in Transnational Contexts (pp. 67–89). Routledge.
Mukhtarov, F., & Daniell, K. (2018). Transfer, diffusion, adaptation and translation of water policy models. In K. Conca & E. Weinthal (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Water Politics and Policy (pp. 594–616). Oxford University Press.
Thiel, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2018). Purposeful institutional change for adaptive governance of natural resources: How to cater for agency and context? In T. Marsten (Ed.), The SAGE Handbook of Nature (pp. 143–161). SAGE.
Mukhtarov, F. (2017). Reflexivity, positionality, and normativity in studying policy translation. In T. Berger & A. Esguerra (Eds.), Translation in World Politics (pp. 114–133). Routledge.
Mukhtarov, F., & Cherp, A. (2015). Water security. In Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199363445/obo-9780199363445-0020.xml
Cherp, A., & Mukhtarov, F. (2015). Energy security. In Oxford Bibliographies in Environmental Science. Oxford University Press. https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199363445/obo-9780199363445-0021.xml
Mukhtarov, F., & Cherp, A. (2014). The hegemony of integrated water resources management as a global water discourse. In V. Squires, H. Milner, & K. Daniell (Eds.), River Basin Management in the 21st Century (pp. 3–21). CRC Press.
Mukhtarov, F. (2013). Translating water policy innovations into Kazakhstan: The importance of context. In C. de Boer, J. de Kruijf, G. Ozerol, & H. Bressers (Eds.), Water Governance, Policy and Knowledge Transfer (pp. 113–128). Earthscan.
Mukhtarov, F. (2008). Intellectual history and current status of integrated water resources management: A global perspective. In C. Pahl-Wostl, P. Kabat, & J. Möltgen (Eds.), Adaptive and Integrated Water Management (pp. 167–185). Springer.
Mukhtarov, F. (2008). The prospects of privatization of water supply services: With focus on private sector participation in secondary towns of Azerbaijan. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller.
Academic Blog Posts (7)
Mukhtarov, F. (2024, October 22). Preaching to the converted? Why promoting pro-environmental behaviour among Azerbaijani youth requires creative communication strategies. Baku Research Institute.
Mukhtarov, F. (2024, October 22). Möminlərə xütbə oxuyurlar? Azərbaycanda ekoloji kommunikasiyanın təkmilləşdirilməsi ilə bağlı təkliflər [in Azerbaijani]. Bakı Araşdırmalar İnstitutu.
Mukhtarov, F., & van der Meer, D. (2024, June 11). Navigating the stormy waters: How the South Caucasus Water Academics Network (SWAN) is furthering discussions on water diplomacy. BLISS Blog. https://issblog.nl/2024/06/11/navigating-the-stormy-waters-how-the-south-caucasus-water-academics-network-swan-is-furthering-discussions-on-water-diplomacy/
Mukhtarov, F., Vargas, K., Hasan, S., Evers, J., & Hermans, L. (2024, May 13). From transferring expertise to co-creating change: The Dutch water sector needs a transformation. FLOWs & BLISS Blog. https://doi.org/10.58079/11nve
Mukhtarov, F. (2024, March 22). Water for peace: Exploring opportunities to advance EU water diplomacy in the South Caucasus. International Institute of Social Studies. https://www.iss.nl/en/news/water-peace
Mukhtarov, F., & Gasper, D. (2021, December 15). From ‘merchants and ministers’ to ‘neutral brokers’: How the Dutch do water diplomacy. BLISS Blog. https://issblog.nl/2021/12/15/from-merchants-and-ministers-to-neutral-brokers-how-the-dutch-do-water-diplomacy/
Mukhtarov, F. (2009). Integrated water resources management: Global water collaborations on the rise. WaterWorld Online. http://www.waterworld.com/articles/2009/08/integrated-water-resources.html
Professional & Semi-Academic Publications (9)
Mukhtarov, F. (2024). Mid-term report: Advancing EU water diplomacy in the South Caucasus. UNIC4ER Project.
Mukhtarov, F., Minkman, E., & Hasan, S. (2023). The Netherlands as a global hydro-hub (re-published). Water Governance Tijdschrift: International, 2. https://edepot.wur.nl/570690
Van Kesteren, K. J., & Mukhtarov, F. (2022). Interview: “Nederlandse water-diplomatie moet veel transparanter”. H2O, 4, 20–21.
Mukhtarov, F., Minkman, E., & Hasan, S. (2022). The Netherlands as a global hydro-hub. Water Governance Tijdschrift: Bouwen met de Natuur, 1, 62–65. https://edepot.wur.nl/570690
Edelenbos, J., & Mukhtarov, F. (2022). Final report: Markets for resilience or “disaster capitalism”? A multi-method discourse analysis of OECD’s “Studies on Water” reports. ODISSEI/e-Science project.
Franko-Filipasic, E., & Mukhtarov, F. (2021, August 21). Interview: Dr. Farhad Mukhtarov on global hydro-hubs and water governance. ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/interview-dr-farhad-mukhtarov-on-global-hydro-hubs-and-water-governance
Ekins, P., Gupta, J., & others (incl. Mukhtarov, F.). (2019). A healthy planet for healthy people. Sixth Global Environmental Outlook. Cambridge University Press & UN Environment.
Witjes, M., Koop, S. H. A., Mukhtarov, F., Dieperink, C., Driessen, P. P. J., & van Leeuwen, C. J. (2019). The potential of digital social platforms in enhancing urban water governance. POWER Project Report.
Mukhtarov, F. (2005). Review of the experience of using economic environmental policy instruments in Azerbaijan. The Caspian Panorama, 1, 17–19.