Drug Policy Constellations

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

• 1. An Introduction to Drug Policy ConstellationsPart I: Contexts, Concepts and Methods for Studying Drug Policy Constellations2. Facts and Narratives of the UK Drug Policy Context3. Power and Morality in Policy Making4. Policy Constellation: A Critical Realist Approach5. Studying Policy Constellations in the Real WorldPart II: Morality and Power in UK Drug Policy Constellations6. Moralities in Action: The Ethico-Political Bases of UK Drug Policy7. Mapping UK Drug Policy Constellations8. Power in UK Drug Policy ConstellationsPart III: Cases in Drug Policy Making in the UK9. The Legalisation of Medical Cannabis10. Responses to the Drug Deaths Crisis: Explaining Differences at UK and Scottish Levels11. The UK’s Ten-Year Drug Strategy12. A Retroductive Conclusion

"A rich, explanatory tool in the analysis of policy processes. It will appeal to those conducting drug policy analysis, seeking to influence drug policy, to understand the role (or not) of evidence, and to understand how policy decisions are made and taken." Addiction