"There remains substantial agreement among the international community on many aspects of the contemporary UN drug control regime. However, diverging views on the non-medical and non-scientific use of a range of controlled substances make drug policy an increasingly contested an…
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"A War on People takes up two interrelated concerns increasingly of import to political anthropologists and theorists. The first is the seemingly widespread lack of motivation for participating in political activity. The second is the political and intellectual focus on critique…
Est-il possible d'éliminer le crime organisé et les trafics associés, drogue, prostitution, clandestins? Pour répondre à cette question, il faut avoir exploré toutes les pistes. La légalisation de ces marchés interdits en est une. L'Etat propose une offre légale qui se substitue…
"Taking a multidisciplinary perspective (including public health, sociology, criminology, and political science amongst others), and using examples from across the globe, this book provides a detailed understanding of the complex and highly contested nature of drug policy, drug …
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Analysing arguably one of the most contested areas in public policy, this pioneering Research Handbook brings together contributions from a variety of researchers and practitioners to provide a global overview of the shifting dynamics of drug policy.…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "This book uses a human rights perspective - developed philosophically, politically and legally - to change the way in which we think about drug control issues. The prohibitionist approach towards tackling the 'drugs problem' is not working. The laws …
Cannabis policy: moving beyond stalemate
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"Cannabis, marijuana, pot, ganja - it goes by many names -- is by far the most widely used illegal substance, and accounts for more arrests than any other drug. Barely a week goes by without this drug appearing in the newpapers, and politicians have famously tied themselve in kn…
A collection of papers on new approaches to drugs and drug use. Contributors examine and discuss whether a process of normalisation of drugs and drug use is underway; the debate over prohibition versus legalisation; the theme at the root of drug control discourse - drugs and use…
The war on drugs and the global colour line
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La 4e de couverture indique : "The War on Drugs has led to millions of people dead, displaced and incarcerated. Disproportionately enforced on oppressed races, international drug prohibition has reinforced the colour line across the globe. While laws prohibiting the production, …
Policies prohibiting "recreational" narcotics use have failed, despite the vast resources pumped into the "war on drugs". Where wealth and demand exist, supply continues to follow. Narcotics use continues to rise, while technology and globalization have made a whole new range of…
This scholarly examination of the worldwide web of narcotics today provides students, social workers, health providers, law enforcement officers and policy makers with an up-to-date, overall exploration of the world of drugs. Vast resources are pumped into the 'war on drugs'. Bu…
This scholarly examination of the worldwide web of narcotics today provides students, social workers, health providers, law enforcement officers and policy makers with an up-to-date, overall exploration of the world of drugs. Vast resources are pumped into the 'war on drugs'. Bu…
This scholarly examination of the worldwide web of narcotics today provides students, social workers, health providers, law enforcement officers and policy makers with an up-to-date, overall exploration of the world of drugs. Vast resources are pumped into the 'war on drugs'. Bu…
