Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics

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Toby Seddon (Professor of Social Science, Professor of Social Science, University College London)

Rethinking Drug Laws

Theory, History, Politics

Toby Seddon (Professor of Social Science, Professor of Social Science, University College London)

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Oxford University Press
19 October 2023

Drugs trade & trafficking; Criminology: legal aspects; Offences against public health, safety, order; Sentencing & punishment; Public health & safety law

Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology

Drugs are pervasive in our everyday lives across cultures around the world. At the same time, they present one of the thorniest problems of twenty-first century policy, connected with concerns about crime, security, and public health. The global prohibition system, established a century ago, is widely seen to be failing and over the last decade alternative approaches have started to proliferate in some regions of the world, notably the Americas. Rethinking Drug Laws presents a radical intellectual reappraisal of how the international drug control system works, where it came from, and the possibilities for alternative futures. Drawing on an innovative interdisciplinary approach, the book develops new theoretical and conceptual tools for understanding how drug control functions, presents original archival research on the origins of drug prohibition, and explains ways that we can develop a better 'politics of drugs' that can reanimate drug law reform. Central to the book is the claim that to move beyond existing ways of seeing the global drug problem, we need to escape Western-centric thinking. In the Asian Century, will it be China that becomes the most significant player in shaping the future of drug policy and drug control?

By: Toby Seddon (Professor of Social Science Professor of Social Science University College London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780192846525
ISBN 10: 0192846523
Series: Clarendon Studies in Criminology
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 19 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction: The 'drug question' Part I: Theory 2: Exchangespace 3: Time and Exchangespace Part II: History 4: China and the Opium Wars 5: The Birth of Prohibition Part III: Politics 6: The Politics of Drug Control 7: Democratic Politics and Drug Law Reform 8: Conclusion: Rethinking reform

Toby Seddon is Professor of Social Science at University College London and is currently Head of the UCL Social Research Institute. He has previously held academic positions at the University of Manchester and University of Leeds. He has been researching, teaching, and writing on drug policy and criminal justice for nearly 30 years. Before becoming an academic, he was involved in research and policy work in the NGO sector, focused on addiction, mental health, and homelessness.

Reviews for Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics

Based on forensic archival research, Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics by Toby Seddon is beautifully written and deeply insightful. * Mark Monaghan, The LSE *