Drugs, Crime, and Politics in Latin America. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

Prerequisite: GLA 1013 or POL 1013 . Drug trafficking has become a major global problem. Its consequences for peace, democracy, and prosperity have been devastating in Latin America. This course will examine the links between illicit drugs and politics with a focus on the community, domestic, and regional levels. The aim of the course is to understand the penetration of drugs into political campaigns, the dynamics of criminal governance, militarization, and counterinsurgency policies, and their impacts on local communities. The course will also critically examine decades of a failed war on drugs in the region. (Same as POL 4033 . Credit cannot be earned for both GLA 4033 and POL 4033 .). Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.