The Show Must Go On
A Brief History of Lebanon's Drug Control Politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5710959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Wazan (0009-0003-0658-2873, Lebanese University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 34-41 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2516-7227 • E-ISSN: 2516-7227 |
| Publisher | LSE Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.31389/jied.207 |
| OpenAlex | W4389458305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This commentary explores the contradictory forces behind Lebanon’s implementation of drug control policies: opportunistic responses to international pressures on one hand, and an attempt to extract benefits from the industry on the other. This article argues that this logic results in ‘theatrical gestures’ by state institutions and mediatized performances of crop eradications and arrests to appease international pressures while continuing to profit from illicit economies
Drug · Drug control · Political science · Politics · Computer Science · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Medicine · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Middle East Politics and Society · Artificial Intelligence · Pharmacology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |