The War on Drugs in Tanzania
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The War on Drugs in Tanzania

Prohibition and Punishment

  1. 207 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The War on Drugs in Tanzania

Prohibition and Punishment

About this book

In 2017, late Tanzanian president John Magufuli publicly declared a war on drug users in Tanzania, an unprecedented change in policy in a country leading harm reduction initiatives in East Africa. In the fall of 2018, Dane Degenstein traveled to Dar es Salaam to learn about these policy changes from those directly impacted. The War on Drugs in Tanzania: Prohibition and Punishment examines the impact of crackdowns on people who use drugs and the impact of policy changes that curtail progressive and humane approaches to improving services for drug users. Degenstein explores how the Tanzanian government sidelined donors and NGOs, undertook a project that directly impinged on human rights, and produced narratives contributing to a global war on drugs. Using the case study of Tanzania, Degenstein draws out larger lessons on the continued international commitment to the war on drugs, how old ideologies that see drug users as criminals and failures continue to be produced, and how the war on drugs erases the perspectives of drug users themselves. Focusing on the experiences of drug activists themselves, the author argues for a radical rethinking of global drug policy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Epigraph
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Part I: Introducing the War on Drugs
  10. Chapter 1: An Unwinnable War and an Enduring Global Threat: The War on Drugs
  11. Chapter 2: The International War on Drugs: Regimes of Control and Mechanisms of Enforcement
  12. Part II: The War on Drugs in Tanzania
  13. Chapter 3: Maisha ya Bongo: Aid, Development, and Corruption in Modern Tanzania
  14. Chapter 4: Maskini, Maskani na Matatizo (Poverty, Hot Spots and Problems): Using Drugs in Dar es Salaam
  15. Chapter 5: Performance and Reality: The War on Drugs in Tanzania
  16. Chapter 6: Finding a Way to Cope: Supply, Survival, and Resilience in Dar
  17. Part III: Tanzania and the International War on Drugs
  18. Chapter 7: Tanzania, the War on Drugs and International Influence: Shaping Perspectives and Policies
  19. Chapter 8: The International War on Drugs: The Influence of Tanzania, Narrative Production and Outcomes
  20. Conclusion
  21. References
  22. Index
  23. About the Author