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Need for evidence-based, contextualised drug policy highlighted at SOAS expert debate

On May 12th the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London,   hosted a panel debate titled, ‘Rethinking Counter-narcotic Policies in Drug-producing Countries’.  SOAS professor Jonathan Goodhand, chair of the debate, opened the discussion with an outline of a “political economy” approach to the drugs issue, one that would take account of the…Continue Reading Need for evidence-based, contextualised drug policy highlighted at SOAS expert debate

Professor Julia Buxton joins GDPO

Julia, also a Professor of Comparative Politics within the School of Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest, brings to the Observatory a diverse portfolio of academic and policy experience. A specialist on South America and the region’s rapidly evolving political, economic and security architecture she is an expert on Venezuela and is widely published…Continue Reading Professor Julia Buxton joins GDPO