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Injecting Drug Users’ Utilisation of Public Space in Belgrade: Places, Risk-management, and Habitual Life
Injecting Drug Users’ Utilisation of Public Space in Belgrade: Places, Risk-management, and Habitual Life

Author(s): Bojan Žikić
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Етнографски институт САНУ
Keywords: physical risk environments; injecting drug users; anthropology of AIDS; risk production and risk management.

Summary/Abstract: Results from the case-study in Belgrade injecting drug users are presented here featuring the discussion on injecting occurring within the versatility of places belong to the public space. The attention is paid mostly to the certain type of physical risk environment which is specific to Belgrade injecting scene, called “shtek”, but risk production and risk management are reviewed also taking into consideration other types of physical environments.

  • Issue Year: LV/2007
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 103-114
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English