Drug Policy Constellations

The Role of Power and Morality in the Making of Drug Policy in the UK

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Alex Stevens

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-04-15
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt336 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor192
FörlagBristol University Press
ISBN9781529231427

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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