Objective Since the end of the Cold War there has been an explosion in the international drugs market and a consequent general desire to review and reform the existing international control regime. Academic understanding of the role of the drugs market in the international economy has increased, but the cumulative impact of counter-narcotics measures in transit chain countries between source and market remain poorly understood, nor are there many comparative studies of the manner that differing illicit drug economies work. These factors remain obstacles to understanding and eliminating the unintended consequences of current counter-narcotic policies, particularly since supply and demand-based counter narcotics measures are separated by the intermediary impact of the geographical 'transit chain' in most cases. This proposal offers the novelty of undertaking a comparative strategic study of two major drug markets, heroin and marijuana, through the prism of the transit chains that currently operate between Afghanistan and the EU and North Africa and the EU respectively, with a view to then evolving a more comprehensive counter-narcotics policy aimed at minimising the proliferation of unintended consequences. The proposal aims to bring this about via a combination of building up an up-to-date strategic model of how these two drugs markets currently operate, conducting interviews with counter-narcotics practicioners and field research in both the source and transit chain countries concerned, and then disseminating this research in the form of concrete policy recommendations via conference activity and publications, including a collection of conference papers and at least one major monograph. Fields of science humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistorycontemporary history Programme(s) FP7-SECURITY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security Topic(s) SEC-2011.1.4-1 - Understanding of unintended consequences of global illicit-drug control measures – Capability Project Call for proposal FP7-SEC-2011-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW EU contribution € 289 841,98 Address UNIVERSITY AVENUE G12 8QQ Glasgow United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland West Central Scotland Glasgow City Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joe Galloway (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 143 862,40 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Franck Charron (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET POTSDAM Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 43 045,27 Address AM NEUEN PALAIS 10 14469 Potsdam See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Potsdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Regina Gerber (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VAN DER VEEN HANS TAEKE (VISIBLE HAND RESEARCH) Netherlands EU contribution € 141 306,35 Address ADMIRALENGRACHT 228 I 1056TK AMSTERDAM See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans Taeke Van Der Veen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data COVENTRY UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 152 992,00 Address PRIORY STREET CV1 5FB Coventry See on map Region West Midlands (England) West Midlands Coventry Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eva Kipnis (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES ROYAL CHARTER United Kingdom EU contribution € 50 616,80 Address THORNHAUGH STREET RUSSEL SQUARE WC1H OXG London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jonathan Goodhand (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THORNLEY MANSFIELD LTD United Kingdom EU contribution € 60 077,40 Address QUEEN ANNE TERRACE 22 NORTH HILL PL4 8EG PLYMOUTH See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact David Mansfield (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
