An agenda in-the-making: the linking of drugs and development discourses

Alimi, Deborah (2019) An agenda in-the-making: the linking of drugs and development discourses. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 1 (1). pp. 37-51. ISSN 2516-7227

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Abstract

The UNGASS process and the SDGs discussions renewed thinking on illicit drug economy and sustainable development linkages, and opened windows for enhanced policy coherence in that sense. Yet, the fragmentation of the drug policy arena and the complex SDGs task still question whether this will be the way negotiated forward. Drawing on concepts of policy entrepreneurship and idea diffusion, this paper takes stock of the recent dynamics through which the idea of drug and development policy coherence has developed and gained traction. Recognizing the role of knowledge in the construction of alternative policy ideas’ acceptability, this paper focuses on knowledge activities and existing platforms where a development-oriented framework for illicit drug-related challenges is promoted and defined. It asks whether the conditions are gathered for that idea to be translated into concrete categories of policy interventions beyond the UNGASS and SDGs moments of opportunity.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2019 15:21
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 04:54
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/100329

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