Essays about: "the war against drugs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words the war against drugs.

  1. 1. The Guide: A Journey Through Holistic Healing

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Stefan Johanson; [2021]
    Keywords : Holistic Medicine; Pharmaceutical Industry; War on Drugs; Hallucinogens; Narcotics; Healthcare System;

    Abstract : The Graphic Journalism genre is emerging with influences from war reportage with authors like Joe Sacco. I would like to address and report the “War on Drugs” from small first hand experiences, personal connections, and a genuine deep desire to see the healthcare and justice system change. READ MORE

  3. 2. Finding a Way Out of the Weeds : The effect legalization of recreational marijuana has on unemployment and arrests – are there any racial disparities?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maya Heyman; [2020]
    Keywords : Legalization; Recreational marijuana; Unemployment; Arrest rates; United States; Colorado; Difference-in-difference;

    Abstract : The United States has long waged war against drugs resulting in, amongst other things, theworld’s largest prison population and costing society billions of dollars yearly. As a possible solution to the problem, legalization of recreational marijuana has emerged with Colorado as a pioneering state. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceptions of Rodrigo Duterte among his Filipino supporters living in Sweden and the Philippines

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Daria Malmgren; [2019]
    Keywords : the Philippines; Duterte; the war against drugs; charismatic leadership; behaviouralapproach; attributive approach; populism; penal populism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on eleven semi-structured interviews with Duterte supporters. It analyses how the president is perceived by Filipinos, more specifically by those who support him and live in Sweden and the Philippines, in order to provide an in-depth understanding of the appeal of Duterte to his supporters. READ MORE

  5. 4. Arbitrary Power and the Weakening of the Rule of Law in Duterte's War on Drugs: a qualitative interview study with members of the Filipino Human Rights Community

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Nadine Flatt; [2018]
    Keywords : War on Drugs; Philippines; rule of law; rule of men; arbitrary power; extrajudicial killings; Skype interviews; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rodrigo Roa Duterte was elected president of the Philippines in 2016. He launched a violent War on Drugs only one day after his assumption of the presidency. In his inaugural speech, Duterte described his adherence to the rule of law as uncompromising. READ MORE

  6. 5. A new course or simply discourse? : The security discourse strategies of Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and Enrique Peña Nieto in the Mexican war on drugs

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Petter Ölfvingsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Critical discourse analysis; Mexico; security; war on drugs; Cal derón; Peña Nieto;

    Abstract : Since the beginning of the Mexican war on drugs in late 2006, violence has increased dramatically. By examining six presidential speeches from different years and with an analysis grounded in the work of Norman Fairclough and his Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this thesis analyses the security discourse strategies used by the two Mexican Presidents Felipe Calderón Hinojosa and Enrique Peña Nieto. READ MORE