De legitimiteit van de schaduwstaat

Hoe individualiserend beleid de drugscriminaliteit een kans gaf

Abstract

How was organised crime able to infiltrate our daily lives so thoroughly? In this article, Emma Tiggelaar examines the development of the so-called ‘shadow state’ and its effects on society. By interviewing care workers, looking at national economic and drugs-related policies, and applying political scientist Joseph Nye’s theory of soft, hard and smart power, the author investigates the dwindling legitimacy of the Dutch government.