Apr 20, 2021
In this episode, Claudia Rodriguez discusses the economic and social conditions in Colombia’s coca-growing regions and the role of children in the cultivation of coca. In her research article, “The Effects of Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops on Child Labor, School Attendance, and Educational Lag in Colombia,...
Apr 20, 2021
In this episode, Theo Di Castri and Geras reflect on the inaugural year of Catalyst, an innovative drug education program that engages youth at the front lines of the war on drugs in transformative and sustainable grassroots action. In his field note, “Catalyst: Expanding Harm-Reduction Education and Youth...
Apr 19, 2021
In this episode, Diana Rodríguez-Gómez and María José Bermeo outline how three decades of education research have framed the intersection of schooling and the war on drugs. In their research article “The Educational Nexus to the War on Drugs: A Systematic Review,” Rodríguez-Gómez and Bermeo argue that the...
Apr 19, 2021
In this episode, Cirenia Chavez Villegas and Elena Butti unpack the connection between educational attainment and criminal engagement for youth in two hotspots of the war on drugs. In their research article, “‘If you don’t have an education, you are no one’: Understanding the School Experiences of Youth Involved...
Apr 19, 2021
In this episode, Sara Koenders examines the dynamics between police and drug organizations in Vila Cruzeiro in Rio de Janeiro and their influence on education. In her research article, “‘Pedagogy of Conversion’ in the Urban Margins: Pacification, Education, and the Struggle for Control in a Rio de Janeiro...