International Research Project „Governing the Narcotic City“ begins at KWI (EN)
Drug cultures are deeply entwined with the economies, governance and daily life of European cities. Within the framework of the European funding guideline Humanities in the European Research Area: Public Spaces (HERA 2019-2022), the international and interdisciplinary project Governing the Narcotic City. Imaginaries, Practices and Discourses of Public Drug Cultures in European Cities from 1970 until Today, investigates how discourses and conflicts related to public drug consumption have influenced the social structures of European cities in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Headed by Dr. Stefan Höhne of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen…
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