Voices from the borderlands 2020: Illicit drugs, development and peacebuilding

Main author: Goodhand, Jonathan
Other authors: Meehan, Patrick
Thomson, Frances
Ghiabi, Maziyar
Ball, Louise
Format: Monographs and Working Papers           
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Summary: Voices from the borderlands 2020 is the flagship publication of Drugs & (dis)order, a four year research project generating new evidence on how to transform illicit drug economies into peace economies. It aims to bring to light some of the experiences and perspectives we have been hearing in our fieldwork across seven drug and conflict-affected borderlands of Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar. It is intended for a broad audience of researchers, practitioners and policymakers working on issues related to drugs, development and peacebuilding. The testimonies in this report offer valuable insights into how illicit drugs – and drug policies – impact the dynamics of violence and peace, poverty and development, and insecurity and resilience.