President Rodrigo Duterte and the War on Drugs

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.

• Chapter 1: Conceptual FrameworkChapter 2: The PhilippinesChapter 3: Illegal Drugs in the PhilippinesChapter 4: The Rise of DuterteChapter 5: The War on Drugs in the PhilippinesChapter 6: The War on Drugs Within the Conceptual FrameworkChapter 7: The Response to the War on DrugsChapter 8: The Failure of the War on DrugsChapter 9: The War on Drugs in a Changing ClimateChapter 10: Fear and Loathing in the Age of Anger

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!