| ID | 175540 |
| Title Proper | Ambiguous fear in the war on drugs |
| Other Title Information | a reconfiguration of social and moral orders in the Philippines |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jensen, Steffen ; Anna Bræmer Warburg ; Warburg, Anna Bræmer |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores the social and moral implications of Duterte's war on drugs in a poor, urban neighbourhood in Manila, the Philippines. Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, surveys, and human rights interventions, the article sheds light on policing practices, social relations, and moral discourses by examining central perspectives of the state police implementing the drug war, of local policing actors engaging with informal policing structures, and of residents dealing with everyday insecurities. It argues that the drug war has produced a climate of ambiguous fear on the ground, which has reconfigured and destabilised social relations between residents and the state as well as among residents. Furthermore, this has led to a number of subordinate moral discourses — centred on social justice, family, and religion — with divergent perceptions on the drug war and the extent to which violence is deemed legitimate. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of South East Asian Studies Vol. 51, No.1-2; Jun 2020: p.5 - 24 |
| Journal Source | Journal of South East Asian Studies 2020-08 51, 1-2 |
| Key Words | Philippines ; War on Drugs ; Social and Moral Orders |