Drug Policy Constellations

The Role of Power and Morality in the Making of Drug Policy in the UK
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3132-8
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Hardback (Adhesive), Format (B × H): 159 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 520 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stevens, Alex

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Alex Stevens is Professor in Criminal Justice at the University of Kent.