Author: Alexander Soderholm

Alexander Soderholm is the Policy Coordinator of the International Drug Policy Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the Managing Editor of the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (LSE Press). He holds an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies and is currently a Ph D Candidate in the LSE Department of Social Policy, studying drug policy and drug markets in the Islamic Republic of Iran. He has worked in a number of international contexts on issues related to drugs and development, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Tehran. His research focuses on the intersection between drug markets and development outcomes, specifically on questions related to harm reduction and health, livelihoods and security.