There is a great deal of research on local land and water conflicts in the Global South, but little attention is paid to the exploitation of local resources by international corporations in Europe. Prof. Dr. Lena Partzsch has investigated protests by local people against water extraction by international corporations on the outskirts of Berlin in Grünheide and in Volvic, France:

Partzsch, L. 2025 A threat to democracy? Water protests in France and Germany 173, 104229, doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104229