Articles liés à What Is Drug Policy For?

What Is Drug Policy For? - Couverture souple

Livre 17 sur 22: What Is It For?

Buxton, Julia

 
9781529241440: What Is Drug Policy For?

Synopsis

Julia Buxton looks at how our current drug control regime came about and charts the evolution of the contemporary drugs market, looking at where drugs are now produced and consumed, and by whom. Ultimately, she asks, if the current strategy is patently failing, how could it be better managed?

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

Julia Buxton is Professor of Justice at John Moores University in Liverpool and British Academy Global Professor. Her research, teaching and supervision focus on illicit drug markets and the impact of counter narcotics policies on development, gender equality and security. She has experience of applied and practice focused research in policy design and evaluation, including conflict, rights based and gender sensitive processes. She has geographical expertise on Latin America and is a specialist on Venezuela.

Julia was previously Professor of Comparative Politics, Associate Dean and Acting Dean at the School of Public Policy, Central European University in Budapest where she managed awards from Open Society Foundations Global Drug Policy Programme on drug policy analysis, drug policy enforcement, and an annual drug policy reform summer school. She previously held positions in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, Georgetown University and Kingston University.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.