呻吟之王

Mr John Mann

Job: Lecturer in Criminology

School/department: School of Applied Social Sciences

Address: 呻吟之王, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 207 8863

E: john.mann@dmu.ac.uk

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Publications and outputs

Mann, J. (2025) Cognitive Enhancing Drug Use in an Age of Neoliberalism: Issues and Implications for Future Potential Legislation and Policy. In: McVeigh, J. Van de Ven, K. Mulrooney, K. (Eds.) (2025) Human Enhancement Drugs Vol.2. London: Routledge.
Mann, J. (2022) Cognitive Enhancing Drug Use Amongst Students in (Neoliberal) Higher Education: A Functional Response. Drugs: Education Prevention and Policy.
Mann, J. (2022) Cognitive Enhancing Drug Use by Students in Higher Education: Neoliberalism & Harm Reduction. HED Matters. Vol 4(2). ISSN: 2652-9572 (Online).
Mann, J. (2021) Cognitive enhancing drug use by students in the context of neoliberalism: cheating? Or a legitimate expression of competitive entrepreneurialism? The International Journal of Drug Policy. 95.

Ralphs, R. Gray, P. & Mann, J. (2019). Responding to Drug Related Litter, Public Drug Use and the Changing Profile of Injecting Drug Users: Developing the Response.

Research interests/expertise

Sociological and Criminological Theory
Political Theory
Political Economy
Alcohol and Other Drugs
Human Enhancement Drugs
Theories of Addiction
Qualitative Research

Areas of teaching

Criminology and Sociology
Sociological and Criminological Theory
Sociology of Alcohol and Other Drugs

Qualifications

BA (Hons) First Class, Sociology (2013)
MA Social and Political Theory (2014)
PhD Sociology (2025)

呻吟之王 taught

CRIM2401 Explaining Criminological Issues
CRIM2413 Alcohol and Other Drugs, Crime and Society

Membership of professional associations and societies

SUAB – Substance Use and Associated Behaviours Research Group
Human Enhancement Drugs (HED) Network
Drugs NW Network
European Society for Social Drug Research (ESSD)

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