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The Pat Jasan drug eradication social movement in Northern Myanmar, part one : origins & reactions
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Dan, Seng Lawn, Maran, Ja Htoi Pan, Sadan, Mandy, Meehan, Patrick and Goodhand, Jonathan (2021) The Pat Jasan drug eradication social movement in Northern Myanmar, part one : origins & reactions. International Journal of Drug Policy, 89 . 103181. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103181 ISSN 0955-3959.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103181
Abstract
This commentary provides an introduction to the origins and emergence of Pat Jasan, a social movement that emerged amongst the Kachin population of northern Myanmar in response to a perceived crisis of illicit drug production and consumption. Although frequently presented as a case of drug vigilantism, we seek move beyond this stereotype by providing a granular account of the historical, political, and cultural conditions that lay the ground for the movement's emergence. Pat Jasan arose in the context of intersecting crises linked to protracted armed violence, extractive development and the ‘slow violence’ associated with widespread drug use. It was a response to a perceived vacuum of policing and the limitations of internationally supported harmed reduction measures to recognize or address the magnitude of the problem. Taking seriously the socially embedded foundations of the Pat Jasan movement provides an entry point for exploring how notions of harm reduction are constructed and understood locally and how movements like Pat Jasan emerge in response to societal concerns surrounding drugs.
Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Global Sustainable Development |
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Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Drug Policy | |||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | |||||||||
ISSN: | 0955-3959 | |||||||||
Official Date: | March 2021 | |||||||||
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Volume: | 89 | |||||||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | |||||||||
Article Number: | 103181 | |||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103181 | |||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | |||||||||
Copyright Holders: | Elsevier B.V. | |||||||||
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