Drug Policy Constellations
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-3132-8 (ISBN)
How is UK drugs policy made, and why does it so often seem irrational when considering what works in reducing drug-related harms?
This book explains how the concept of drug policy constellations – the loosely concerted policy actors with shared moral commitments that influenced policy outcomes – explains why there is no such thing as 'evidence-based' drug policy. Drawing on his participation in high-level policy discussions, and a novel approach to policy analysis, Stevens presents three recent cases involving key issues in UK illicit drug policy – medical cannabis, drug-related deaths and the government’s 10-year drug strategy.
Alex Stevens is Professor in Criminal Justice at the University of Kent.
1. An Introduction to Drug Policy Constellations
Part I: Contexts, Concepts and Methods for Studying Drug Policy Constellations
2. Facts and Narratives of the UK Drug Policy Context
3. Power and Morality in Policy Making
4. Policy Constellation: A Critical Realist Approach
5. Studying Policy Constellations in the Real World
Part II: Morality and Power in UK Drug Policy Constellations
6. Moralities in Action: The Ethico-Political Bases of UK Drug Policy
7. Mapping UK Drug Policy Constellations
8. Power in UK Drug Policy Constellations
Part III: Cases in Drug Policy Making in the UK
9. The Legalisation of Medical Cannabis
10. Responses to the Drug Deaths Crisis: Explaining Differences at UK and Scottish Levels
11. The UK’s Ten-Year Drug Strategy
12. A Retroductive Conclusion
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.01.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Not illustrated |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5292-3132-9 / 1529231329 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5292-3132-8 / 9781529231328 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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