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The Libidinal Economy of Revanchism: Illicit Drugs, Harm Reduction, and the Problem of Enjoyment (2017)
Journal Article
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

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 unders... Read More about The Libidinal Economy of Revanchism: Illicit Drugs, Harm Reduction, and the Problem of Enjoyment.

Drugs, Addiction, and the Social Bond (2017)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, J. (2017). Drugs, Addiction, and the Social Bond. Geography Compass, 11(7), Article e12320. https://doi.org/10.1111/gec3.12320

This article contributes towards the project of critically theorizing drug addiction by drawing on insights from psychoanalysis, anthropology, and geography. I argue that social bonds—that is, people's relationships to other people and to society—are... Read More about Drugs, Addiction, and the Social Bond.