Drug policy constellations : the role of power and morality in the making of drug policy in the UK / Alex Stevens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Alex, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Drugs.

Drug control--Great Britain.

Drug control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 224 pages.) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Bristol University Press 2024

Bristol, United Kingdom : Bristol University Press, 2024.

Summary:

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.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

1 An Introduction to Drug Policy Constellations

A note on reading this book

Titular, descriptive concepts

Sub-titular, explanatory concepts: power and morality

Explaining drug policy with policy constellations: the structure of this book

Conclusion: drug policy as a testing ground for the policy constellations approach

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 t

Part II Morality and Power in UK Drug Policy Constellations he Real World

6 Moralities in Action: The Ethico-Political Bases of UK Drug Policy

Conclusion: the ethico-political bases of UK drug policy

Other Format:

Print version: Stevens, Alex Drug Policy Constellations

ISBN:

9781529231441 (electronic book)

1-5292-3144-2

9781529231458

1529231450

9781529231427

1529231426

9781529231441

1529231442