The research workstream is dedicated to document and encourage research on emerging issue in the scientific and political debate on psychoactive substances at the intersections between illicit drugs, drug control policies, sustainable development and human rights.

Moving from a "social costs' perspective towards sociological approaches and agenda-making tools, Daleth research will produce original working papers and studies related to the trajectories of actors involved in illicit drug economies, the root causes of drug-related issues including socio-economic configurations and political-institutional environments of the affected territories and communities.  It will also explore issues related to building greater policy coherence on drugs, sustainable development and human rights.

As part of this project, a network of specialized experts and young scholars is being developed, notably from French and European universities and research centers.