Scott Vrecko
Biographic Data
| ID | 294552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Vrecko |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott |
| FAMILY NAME | Vrecko |
| SIGNATURE | VRECKO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 77 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Risky Bodies, Drugs and Biopolitics: On the Pharmaceutical Governance of Addiction and Other ‘Diseases of Risk
While there has been a significant amount of scholarship done on health and risk in relation to public health and disease prevention, relatively little attention has been paid to therapeutic interventions which seek to manage risks as bodily, and biological, matters. This article elucidates the distinct qualities and logics of these two different approaches to risk management, in relation to Michel Foucault's conception of the two poles of biopow…
Everyday drug diversions: A qualitative study of the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription stimulants on a university campus
This article investigates everyday experiences and practises that are associated with processes of pharmaceuticalization and with practices of 'drug diversion'--that is, the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription drugs. It reports results from a qualitative study that was designed to examine the everyday dimensions of non-medical prescription stimulant use among students on an American university campus, which involved 38 semi-struc…
Civilizing technologies’ and the control of deviance
Drugs, addiction and society
Neuroscience, power and culture: An introduction
In line with their vast expansion over the last few decades, the brain sciences -- including neurobiology, psychopharmacology, biological psychiatry, and brain imaging -- are becoming increasingly prominent in a variety of cultural formations, from self-help guides and the arts to advertising and public health programmes. This article, which introduces the special issue of "History of the Human Science" on "Neuroscience, Power and Culture," consi…
Birth of a brain disease: Science, the state and addiction neuropolitics
This article critically interrogates contemporary forms of addiction medicine that are portrayed by policy-makers as providing a "rational" or politically neutral approach to dealing with drug use and related social problems. In particular, it examines the historical origins of the biological facts that are today understood to provide a foundation for contemporary understandings of addiction as a "disease of the brain." Drawing upon classic and c…
Global and everyday matters of consumption: On the Productive Assemblage of Pharmaceuticals and Obesity
Therapeutic Justice in Drug Courts: Crime, Punishment and Societies of Control
In this paper I examine some of the legal and cultural implications of developments within the brain sciences, particularly in relation to changing conceptions of crime, criminality, punishment and justice. I describe how, within the United States, a brain-targeting medication has come to form a key element within emerging 'drug court' strategies for managing repeat offenders that shift from imprisonment and supervision toward more direct control…
Capital ventures into biology: Biosocial Dynamics in the Industry and Science of Gambling
This paper draws upon and develops Paul Rabinow's concept of biosociality to analyse how the field of gambling research, the facts about gambling addiction and the politics of gambling regulation are in the process of transforming one another as the US gambling industry has begun to provide large amounts of funding for scientists and clinicians working on gambling problems. In particular, the paper focuses on the political economy of research tha…
Birth of a brain disease: Science, the state and addiction neuropolitics
This article critically interrogates contemporary forms of addiction medicine that are portrayed by policy-makers as providing a "rational" or politically neutral approach to dealing with drug use and related social problems. In particular, it examines the historical origins of the biological facts that are today understood to provide a foundation for contemporary understandings of addiction as a "disease of the brain." Drawing upon classic and c…
Everyday drug diversions: A qualitative study of the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription stimulants on a university campus
This article investigates everyday experiences and practises that are associated with processes of pharmaceuticalization and with practices of 'drug diversion'--that is, the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription drugs. It reports results from a qualitative study that was designed to examine the everyday dimensions of non-medical prescription stimulant use among students on an American university campus, which involved 38 semi-struc…
Neuroscience, power and culture: An introduction
In line with their vast expansion over the last few decades, the brain sciences -- including neurobiology, psychopharmacology, biological psychiatry, and brain imaging -- are becoming increasingly prominent in a variety of cultural formations, from self-help guides and the arts to advertising and public health programmes. This article, which introduces the special issue of "History of the Human Science" on "Neuroscience, Power and Culture," consi…
Therapeutic Justice in Drug Courts: Crime, Punishment and Societies of Control
In this paper I examine some of the legal and cultural implications of developments within the brain sciences, particularly in relation to changing conceptions of crime, criminality, punishment and justice. I describe how, within the United States, a brain-targeting medication has come to form a key element within emerging 'drug court' strategies for managing repeat offenders that shift from imprisonment and supervision toward more direct control…
Global and everyday matters of consumption: On the Productive Assemblage of Pharmaceuticals and Obesity
Risky Bodies, Drugs and Biopolitics: On the Pharmaceutical Governance of Addiction and Other ‘Diseases of Risk
While there has been a significant amount of scholarship done on health and risk in relation to public health and disease prevention, relatively little attention has been paid to therapeutic interventions which seek to manage risks as bodily, and biological, matters. This article elucidates the distinct qualities and logics of these two different approaches to risk management, in relation to Michel Foucault's conception of the two poles of biopow…
Capital ventures into biology: Biosocial Dynamics in the Industry and Science of Gambling
This paper draws upon and develops Paul Rabinow's concept of biosociality to analyse how the field of gambling research, the facts about gambling addiction and the politics of gambling regulation are in the process of transforming one another as the US gambling industry has begun to provide large amounts of funding for scientists and clinicians working on gambling problems. In particular, the paper focuses on the political economy of research tha…
Capital ventures into biology: Biosocial Dynamics in the Industry and Science of Gambling
This paper draws upon and develops Paul Rabinow's concept of biosociality to analyse how the field of gambling research, the facts about gambling addiction and the politics of gambling regulation are in the process of transforming one another as the US gambling industry has begun to provide large amounts of funding for scientists and clinicians working on gambling problems. In particular, the paper focuses on the political economy of research tha…
Therapeutic Justice in Drug Courts: Crime, Punishment and Societies of Control
In this paper I examine some of the legal and cultural implications of developments within the brain sciences, particularly in relation to changing conceptions of crime, criminality, punishment and justice. I describe how, within the United States, a brain-targeting medication has come to form a key element within emerging 'drug court' strategies for managing repeat offenders that shift from imprisonment and supervision toward more direct control…
Civilizing technologies’ and the control of deviance
Drugs, addiction and society
Neuroscience, power and culture: An introduction
In line with their vast expansion over the last few decades, the brain sciences -- including neurobiology, psychopharmacology, biological psychiatry, and brain imaging -- are becoming increasingly prominent in a variety of cultural formations, from self-help guides and the arts to advertising and public health programmes. This article, which introduces the special issue of "History of the Human Science" on "Neuroscience, Power and Culture," consi…
Birth of a brain disease: Science, the state and addiction neuropolitics
This article critically interrogates contemporary forms of addiction medicine that are portrayed by policy-makers as providing a "rational" or politically neutral approach to dealing with drug use and related social problems. In particular, it examines the historical origins of the biological facts that are today understood to provide a foundation for contemporary understandings of addiction as a "disease of the brain." Drawing upon classic and c…
Global and everyday matters of consumption: On the Productive Assemblage of Pharmaceuticals and Obesity
Everyday drug diversions: A qualitative study of the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription stimulants on a university campus
This article investigates everyday experiences and practises that are associated with processes of pharmaceuticalization and with practices of 'drug diversion'--that is, the illicit exchange and non-medical use of prescription drugs. It reports results from a qualitative study that was designed to examine the everyday dimensions of non-medical prescription stimulant use among students on an American university campus, which involved 38 semi-struc…
Risky Bodies, Drugs and Biopolitics: On the Pharmaceutical Governance of Addiction and Other ‘Diseases of Risk
While there has been a significant amount of scholarship done on health and risk in relation to public health and disease prevention, relatively little attention has been paid to therapeutic interventions which seek to manage risks as bodily, and biological, matters. This article elucidates the distinct qualities and logics of these two different approaches to risk management, in relation to Michel Foucault's conception of the two poles of biopow…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Addiction (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Gambling Behavior and Treatments (3 works)