Visits
Dr Ethan Nadelmann will be visiting Australia in November 2010, and will be hosted by the ADLRF. Below is some information about Dr Nadelmann, his background and his work in the field of drug law reform.
Dr Ethan Nadelmann in Australia 21 Nov to 3 Dec, 2010, visiting Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.
In November this year Dr. Ethan Nadelmann, Director of the US Drug Policy Alliance, will be visiting Australia. Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as one of the most influential speakers on drug policy reform in the USA and internationally.
Ethan Nadelmann’s credentials in drug policy are outstanding. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard and a Masters degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics before becoming an Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Nadelmann began working on drug law reform in 1994 with the philanthropic support of George Soros. He is now the Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading drug policy reform organization in the USA.
Dr. Nadelmann’s extensive writings on drug policy reform have appeared in scholarly journals such as Science, National Review and Foreign Affairs as well as more mainstream publications such as Rolling Stone.
Dr. Nadelmann’s critiques of current drug control policies and his advocacy for alternative approaches have attracted international attention and helped to stimulate the growing international debate over drug policy. Arguing that the “war on drugs” has been ineffective, counter productive and expensive, Dr Nadelmann believes that funding for health and social measures should be raised to the same high level enjoyed by drug law enforcement. He is keen to discuss drug policy with senior law enforcement officials while in Australia.
Dr. Nadelmann will be in Australia from 21 November to 3 December. He will be giving major talks in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra.
Media related to Dr Nadelmann’s visit
Channel 10, 9am News
Broadcast: 24/11/2010
ABC, 7.30 report, interview with Tracy Bowden.
Broadcast: 23/11/2010
Interview with Adam Spencer on 702 ABC Sydney
Broadcast: 23/11/2010
Interview on Radio 2UE
Broadcast: 24/11/10