Dr Jesse Proudfoot jesse.proudfoot@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
The Libidinal Economy of Revanchism: Illicit Drugs, Harm Reduction, and the Problem of Enjoyment
Proudfoot, J.
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Abstract
Harm reduction is generally presented as the compassionate, pragmatic alternative to prohibitionist drug policy. This article examines harm reduction in relation to debates over the revanchist city in urban geography, arguing that it should be understood as an ambivalent social policy. I advance a psychoanalytic conceptualization of ambivalence to explain the often contradictory character of contemporary drug policy, including harm reduction. Calling attention to the centrality of enjoyment (jouissance) in debates over drug policy, I argue that fantasies about the enjoyment of the Other play a crucial role in drug policy, with profound consequences for marginalized drug users.
Citation
Proudfoot, J. (2019). The Libidinal Economy of Revanchism: Illicit Drugs, Harm Reduction, and the Problem of Enjoyment. Progress in Human Geography, 43(2), 214-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132517739143
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 30, 2017 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 5, 2017 |
Journal | Progress in Human Geography |
Print ISSN | 0309-1325 |
Electronic ISSN | 1477-0288 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 43 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 214-234 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132517739143 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1347653 |
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Revised version Proudfoot, J. (2019). The Libidinal Economy of Revanchism: Illicit Drugs, Harm Reduction, and the Problem of Enjoyment. Progress in Human Geography 43(2): 214-234. Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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