Politics and drugs

Abstract

As taught Spring Semester 2011.

This module studies the implications of the growing use of illicit drugs for the political system from both a national and international perspective. It will examine the production, consumption and trade in drugs as an international problem. The development of, and the issues associated with, contemporary British drug policy will be explored, and policy success or failure will be evaluated. The theoretical/philosophical questions raised by drug control policy will also be explored.

Module Codes: M13035 (20 credits)

Suitable for study at: undergraduate Level

Dr Sue Pryce, School of Politics and International Relations

British and US politics; the premiership, politics and drugs. Modules taught: Power and Leadership; European Union Studies; American Government and Politics; Political Ideas in Revolution; Political Ideas in Conflict; Politics and Drugs (all undergraduate). Current research students: Sayaka Fukumi 'Anti-drug cooperation in Latin America'.