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From Pandemic to Insurrection: Voting in the 2020 US Presidential
Election describes voting in the 2020 election, from the
presidential nomination to new voting laws post-election. Election
officials and voters navigated the challenging pandemic to hold the
highest turnout election since 1900. President Donald Trump's
refusal to acknowledge the pandemic's severity coupled with
frequent vote fraud accusations affected how states provided safe
voting, how voters cast ballots, how lawyers fought legal battles,
and ultimately led to an unsuccessful insurrection.
This book calls attention to the impact of stigma experienced by
people who use illicit drugs. Stigma is powerful: it can do untold
harm to a person and place with longstanding effects. Through an
exploration of themes of inequality, power, and feeling 'out of
place' in neoliberal times, this collection focuses on how stigma
is negotiated, resisted and absorbed by people who use drugs. How
does stigma get under the skin? Drawing on a range of theoretical
frameworks and empirical data, this book draws attention to the
damaging effects stigma can have on identity, recovery, mental
health, desistance from crime, and social inclusion. By connecting
drug use, stigma and identity, the authors in this collection share
insights into the everyday experiences of people who use drugs and
add to debate focused on an agenda for social justice in drug use
policy and practice.
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