Making visible incidents of violence and confrontation related to Colombia’s forced eradication of illicit crops policy.
Mules, pick-ups and container traffic
This paper looks at the ‘chokepoint’ border crossings in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan – who controls the chokepoints, what commodities are transported through them, and what rules govern the amount of rent extraction.
El PNIS en terreno: Voces del campesinado cocalero
Los principales hallazgos obtenidos de la encuesta aplicada a usuarios del Programa Nacional Integral de Sustitución de cultivos de uso ilícito (PNIS) en los municipios de Tumaco y Puerto Asís. Currently only available in Spanish.
Organising, documenting and managing digital photos for research projects
Guidance on managing digital photos using digiKam software.
Literature review: Drugs and (dis)order in Afghanistan
A summary of key insights and debates from academic literature on the illicit economy in Afghanistan, from it’s origins to present day.
Illicit drugs and tough trade-offs in war-to-peace transitions
A new policy paper makes the case for including illicit drugs in Agenda 2030, particularly Sustainable Development Goal16.
The paradox of illicit economies: survival, resilience, and the limits of development and drug policy orthodoxy
This paper maps out an approach to examine the resilience that has emerged amidst violence and uncertainty in illicit-crop-producing territories.
Literature review on illegal drugs in Latin America
A summary of academic literature on illegal drugs in Latin America published in 2018.
Data management guidance
Guidance on how to handle research data in complex research contexts.
Conflictos cocaleros en Colombia
Cuatro artículos publicados en la revista Análisis Político sobre conflictos cocaleros en Colombia.
Peace, illicit drugs and the SDGs: A development gap
New counter-narcotic and peacebuilding strategies are needed to meet SDG16.
Is forced eradication of coca crops effective?
This brief explores the effectiveness of forced eradication policies in Colombia.
Organised crime and drug markets: recent contributions from Latin America academia
A summary of academic research from Latin America published in 2018 on public policies to address organised crime related to drug trafficking.