Twenty-first-century drug warriors
The press, privateers and the for-profit waging of the war on drugs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12904453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd Schack (Ithaca College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 142-161 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media War & Conflict (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1750-6352 • E-ISSN: 1750-6360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1750635211406013 |
| OpenAlex | W2010107015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
The privatization of war-making — especially in regard to the waging of the war on terror — is well documented, but there are other emerging markets for the burgeoning ‘private security industry’. In fact, the war on drugs represents one of the most potentially lucrative market opportunities for what has been called the ‘narco-carceral complex’, an industry that is uniquely positioned to profit from the drug war, and is financially self-interested in the perpetuation of this war. This is consistent with the ‘disaster capitalism complex’, itself an extension of Eisenhower’s ‘militaryindustrial complex’. Add to this the sociological notion of ‘moral panic’, especially concerning the role of the press and the promotion of fear as a useful tool in the overall militarized response to the ‘crisis’, and there exists a situation that has potentially disastrous consequences for those who are not standing to gain by the perpetuation of the wars on terror and drugs as for-profit endeavors
Capitalism · Economics · Market economy · Moral panic · Neoclassical economics · Political economy · Political science · Profit (economics · Profit motive · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2024 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |