150180 VU Drug Policy in East Asia (2023S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 13.02.2023 10:00 to Mo 27.02.2023 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 27.03.2023 18:00
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
*Note on teaching mode:
This course will be taught in person. However, in case there is a change in teaching regulations because of Covid-19 measures, some units could change to online mode. Students will be informed about any changes via u:space and Moodle.
- Tuesday 07.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 14.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 21.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
- Tuesday 28.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 18.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 25.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 02.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 09.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 16.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 23.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 06.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 13.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 20.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
- Tuesday 27.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum Ostasienwissenschaften 1 UniCampus Hof 5 2I-O1-05
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The final grade from the course is a result of the following:
1) Attendance (10%)
3) Midterm exam on International Drug Control Regime - IDCR (30%)
4) Reading and commenting on assigned texts (40%)
5) Group Presentation – Tracking News (20%)1) Attendance:
Regular attendance is mandatory. Please refer to the section ‘Minimum requirements and assessment criteria’ for more details.2) Midterm on the International Drug Control Regime – IDCR
The midterm exam will be a multiple-choice test. The purpose is to assess the student’s understanding of the three UN Conventions on Drugs, their main provisions, and the strategies contemplated under the umbrella of Drug Policy.
- Date for the midterm exam is: 02 May 2023
Update 2023.03.07 on the midterm exam: Due to the size of the course, the examination mode will change to open essay questions. Students will be given 5 questions and they must answer 3 in total (duration of exam: 45 minutes).3) Reading and commenting on texts:
Students are required to write a critical comment on assigned readings, between 400-500 words per comment. There will be a total of 5 commentaries to submit in preparation for 5 discussion sessions.
- Submission of commentaries must take place 24 hours before class (Moodle)
- Students can use additional sources
- Students are encouraged to draw connections with material previously discussed in class
- List of references is not included in final word-count
- Citation Style required: CMOS 17th Ed.4) Group Presentation – Tracking News
After the third week of the course, students will be divided into groups, each one in charge of tracking the latest developments on a specific type of Transnational Crime in East Asia:
- There will be a total of 5 discussion topics.
- Each group will prepare for 1 presentation of 15 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion.
- Presentations must include links to news sources (CMOS 17th Ed.)
- Grades will be given as a group
1) Attendance (10%)
3) Midterm exam on International Drug Control Regime - IDCR (30%)
4) Reading and commenting on assigned texts (40%)
5) Group Presentation – Tracking News (20%)1) Attendance:
Regular attendance is mandatory. Please refer to the section ‘Minimum requirements and assessment criteria’ for more details.2) Midterm on the International Drug Control Regime – IDCR
The midterm exam will be a multiple-choice test. The purpose is to assess the student’s understanding of the three UN Conventions on Drugs, their main provisions, and the strategies contemplated under the umbrella of Drug Policy.
- Date for the midterm exam is: 02 May 2023
Update 2023.03.07 on the midterm exam: Due to the size of the course, the examination mode will change to open essay questions. Students will be given 5 questions and they must answer 3 in total (duration of exam: 45 minutes).3) Reading and commenting on texts:
Students are required to write a critical comment on assigned readings, between 400-500 words per comment. There will be a total of 5 commentaries to submit in preparation for 5 discussion sessions.
- Submission of commentaries must take place 24 hours before class (Moodle)
- Students can use additional sources
- Students are encouraged to draw connections with material previously discussed in class
- List of references is not included in final word-count
- Citation Style required: CMOS 17th Ed.4) Group Presentation – Tracking News
After the third week of the course, students will be divided into groups, each one in charge of tracking the latest developments on a specific type of Transnational Crime in East Asia:
- There will be a total of 5 discussion topics.
- Each group will prepare for 1 presentation of 15 minutes, followed by a 10-minute discussion.
- Presentations must include links to news sources (CMOS 17th Ed.)
- Grades will be given as a group
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
During the first session (07.03.2023), the lecturer will explain all minimum requirements and assessment criteria. By continuing this course, students accept all minimum requirements and assessment criteria.Absence at the first session will lead to automatic de-registration from this course. In the case of an online session, if a student has trouble with the connection on Zoom, they must contact the lecturer via e-mail. In addition, students' participation in discussions and class exercises is encouraged and expected throughout the semester. Bearing this in mind, regular attendance is mandatory.
- Final grade will not be affected if the student is absent up to three class sessions
- Four absences will reduce the final grade by one full grade. Five absences will reduce the final grade by two full grades. Students with more than five absences will fail the course.
- Positive grades (grade 4 or better) for all formal requirements as listed under “Assessment (Art der Leistungskontrolle)” are a minimum requirement for passing this course.
- Grading is based on a “continuous assessment of coursework” (“Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung”). Repetition of individual assessment criteria, therefore, is not possible.
- Final grade will not be affected if the student is absent up to three class sessions
- Four absences will reduce the final grade by one full grade. Five absences will reduce the final grade by two full grades. Students with more than five absences will fail the course.
- Positive grades (grade 4 or better) for all formal requirements as listed under “Assessment (Art der Leistungskontrolle)” are a minimum requirement for passing this course.
- Grading is based on a “continuous assessment of coursework” (“Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung”). Repetition of individual assessment criteria, therefore, is not possible.
Examination topics
Reading list
A complete list of reading material will be provided on Moodle. The following is a list of the main texts:- Babor, Thomas F, Jonathan Caulkins, Benedikt Fischer, Keith Humphreys, María Elena Medina-Mora, Isidore Obot, Jürgen Rehm, et al. 2018. Drug Policy and the Public Good. 2nd Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Bewley-Taylor, David R. 2012. International Drug Control: Consensus Fractured. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Bewley-Taylor, David. 2003. ‘Challenging the UN Drug Control Conventions: Problems and Possibilities’. International Journal of Drug Policy 14 (2): 171–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00005-7.
- Crick, Emily. 2012. ‘Drugs as an Existential Threat: An Analysis of the International Securitization of Drugs’. International Journal of Drug Policy 23 (5): 407–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.03.004.
- Dunne, Tim, Milja Kurki, and Steve Smith, eds. 2016. International Relations Theories. Discipline and Diversity. 4th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Emmers, Ralf. 2007. ‘International Regime-Building in ASEAN: Cooperation against the Illicit Trafficking and Abuse of Drugs’. Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs 29 (3): 506–25.
- Krasner, Stephen D. 2009. ‘Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regimes as Intervening Variables’. In Power, the State, and Sovereignty: Essays on International Relations, 113–28. London: Routledge.
- Pardo, Bryce, Beau Kilmer, and Wenjing Huang. 2019. ‘Contemporary Asian Drug Policy’. RAND Drug policy Research Center. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2733.html.
- Sinha, Jay. 2001. ‘The History and Development of the Leading International Drug Control Conventions’. Ottawa: Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, Department of Justice (Canada). https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/Committee/371/ille/library/history-e.pdf.
- UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2013. The International Drug Control Conventions. https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/Int_Drug_Control_Conventions/Ebook/The_International_Drug_Control_Conventions_E.pdf.
- Bewley-Taylor, David R. 2012. International Drug Control: Consensus Fractured. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Bewley-Taylor, David. 2003. ‘Challenging the UN Drug Control Conventions: Problems and Possibilities’. International Journal of Drug Policy 14 (2): 171–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0955-3959(03)00005-7.
- Crick, Emily. 2012. ‘Drugs as an Existential Threat: An Analysis of the International Securitization of Drugs’. International Journal of Drug Policy 23 (5): 407–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.03.004.
- Dunne, Tim, Milja Kurki, and Steve Smith, eds. 2016. International Relations Theories. Discipline and Diversity. 4th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Emmers, Ralf. 2007. ‘International Regime-Building in ASEAN: Cooperation against the Illicit Trafficking and Abuse of Drugs’. Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs 29 (3): 506–25.
- Krasner, Stephen D. 2009. ‘Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regimes as Intervening Variables’. In Power, the State, and Sovereignty: Essays on International Relations, 113–28. London: Routledge.
- Pardo, Bryce, Beau Kilmer, and Wenjing Huang. 2019. ‘Contemporary Asian Drug Policy’. RAND Drug policy Research Center. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2733.html.
- Sinha, Jay. 2001. ‘The History and Development of the Leading International Drug Control Conventions’. Ottawa: Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, Department of Justice (Canada). https://sencanada.ca/content/sen/Committee/371/ille/library/history-e.pdf.
- UNODC, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 2013. The International Drug Control Conventions. https://www.unodc.org/documents/commissions/CND/Int_Drug_Control_Conventions/Ebook/The_International_Drug_Control_Conventions_E.pdf.
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1) Show their ability to understand key concepts part of the Drug Policy debate, such as the International Drug Control Regime (IDCR), the UN Conventions, the different typologies part of the drug policy spectrum, and the derived strategies of supply control, demand control, prevention, and rehabilitation.
2) Show understanding of key concepts from International Relations Theory that relates to international cooperation on Drug Policy;
3) Demonstrate knowledge of current developments in Contemporary East Asian Drug Policy, including the role of regional institutions in leading a multilateral response to Drugs;
4) Show a critical attitude toward the formation of an institutional response as part of the Drug Policy Debate in East Asia.This is a text-based course. This means that students are expected to read an average of 20 pages per week, in preparation for each session. The course is divided into two parts:
1) For the first part, students will get an overview of the Drug Policy debate and the International Drug Control Regime. Students will learn to apply a multidisciplinary approach that relies strongly on theoretical concepts from political science (IR theory). Therefore, this section will also review the role and effectiveness of international institutions and existing frameworks of cooperation that could apply to the implementation of Drug Policy strategies.
2) The second part of the course will delve into the characteristics of the Contemporary (East)Asian Drug Policy and the existing challenges to the implementation of a regional response to Drugs. Although the course includes a list of texts to prepare for in-class discussions, students are strongly encouraged to research and read additional academic literature to enrich the discussion of each unit.