Contested Terrains? The Politics of Alcohol Bans, Drinking Contexts, and COVID-19 in Botswana

The onset of COVID-19 resulted in the adoption various measures such as lockdowns and alcohol bans. These interventions were new unprecedented way they impacted drinking experiences across contexts. impact other restrictions non-Western contexts remains unknown. Little is known about how strict prohibition drinkers. Using grounded theory methods from an study based Botswana with drinkers ( n = 20), this paper investigated bans Botswana. Key themes data relate to support for bans, opposition adjusting practices. Drinking at home due led shifts draws attention toward need understand pandemic might developing countries. Study findings point complex ways which its may shape More importantly, highlights importance home-drinking a focal area research