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The Show Must Go On: A Brief History of Lebanon’s Drug Control Politics

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

DOI: 10.31389/jied.207

Author: Michelle Wazan

Language: English

Topic: Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4389458305

FWCI: 0.43

Cites: 3

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10