Case study using methods of comparative politics to analyze the liberalization/decriminalization of drugs in Portugal and the Czech Republic.
Some notes from professor: “This research assignment permits the student explores a potential research project by examining data about variables in two countries over a 15-year time period. The project will examine changes over time a single “thick” dependent variable in two cases and in the conclusion develop one or two possible hypotheses (which involves identifying 1-2 prospective independent variables for a future research project). The goal is not to compare the two countries explicitly but examine how the variable in question has changed over time in each case.
