President Rodrigo Duterte and the War on Drugs: Fear and Loathing in the Philippines

by William N. Holden

Overview

Since his election in 2016, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has directed a brutal anti-drug campaign rife with extrajudicial killings. Interpreting the war on drugs through the conceptual frameworks of penal populism, noble cause corruption, revanchism, and state terrorism, William N. Holden argues the war on drugs has failed to achieve its purpose, follows trends of authoritarian populism, and overlooks a more pressing social issue—the vulnerability of the Philippines to climate change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781793604408
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	10/01/2021
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.87(d)

About the Author

William N. Holden is associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Calgary and research associate with the Canadian Institute of Resources Law.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Conceptual Framework

Chapter 2: The Philippines

Chapter 3: Illegal Drugs in the Philippines

Chapter 4: The Rise of Duterte

Chapter 5: The War on Drugs in the Philippines

Chapter 6: The War on Drugs Within the Conceptual Framework

Chapter 7: The Response to the War on Drugs

Chapter 8: The Failure of the War on Drugs

Chapter 9: The War on Drugs in a Changing Climate

Chapter 10: Fear and Loathing in the Age of Anger

Editorial Reviews

This is a well-written and powerful book that critically engages with the political economy of Duterte’s authoritarian populism and horrifically violent 'war on drugs' in the Philippines. A highly recommended read!

Wolfram Dressler

With great depth and care, William Holden shows how Duterte’s murderous drug war is the progeny of the American drug war.

Travis Linnemann