Communal Intimacy and the Violence of Politics - Understanding the War on Drugs in Bagong Silang, Philippines

"Explores the war on drugs in the Philippines from below. Rather than seeking to understand the motivations of Duterte's drug war, we explore how it folded itself into communal and intimate spheres in one Manila neighborhood, Bagong Silang"--

List of contents

1. Communal Intimacy and the Violence of Politics in Manila

2. Intimacy, Policing, and Violent Politics in Bagong Silang

3. Police Violence and Corruption in the War on Drugsand Before

4. The Violent Production of Urban Divides

5. Community Activism: From New Birth to the War on Drugs

6. Fraternity Denied

7. The War on Drugs and Beyond: Leaving Bagong Silang

About the author

Steffen Bo Jensen is Professor of Global Refugee Studies at the University of Aalborg and a Senior Researcher at DIGNITY-Danish Institute Against Torture. He is the author of Gangs, Politics, and Dignity in Cape Town.

Karl Hapal is Assistant Professor in the College of Social Work and Community Development at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He is the author or coauthor of several articles about police violence in the Philippines.

Product details

• Authors: Karl Hapal, Steffen Bo Jensen, Steffen Bo Hapal Jensen
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781501762772
• ISBN: 978-1-5017-6277-2
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous