Assignment: War on Drugs

Your topic should be on public policy. The project must state why the topic selected is important to you.

You will be required to write a short integrative bibliographical paper of no more than seven pages for this course. This short paper will consist of eight journal articles or working papers regarding issues in:

1. Drug Policies;
2. Economic Analysis;
3. Economic Historical Analysis;
4. Medical History;
5. Scientific Analysis;
6. International Diplomacy; and/or
7. Social and Philosophical Analysis.

The bibliographical selection may address topics from the examples listed below:

1. A critique of the drug policy in the United States (shortcomings, reduction of supply of drugs, treatment options, etc.);
2. Legitimate historical use of drugs: opium and cocaine;
3. Comparative international policies;
4. Historical analysis of policies in different countries;
5. Socio-Economic analysis of drug policies;
6. International Drug Cartels and their Activities / Violence and Corruption;
7. European colonialism and the drug trade in history; and
8. Foreign Trade.