Taking a multidisciplinary perspective (including public health,
sociology, criminology, and political science amongst others) and
using examples from across the globe, this book provides a detailed
understanding of the complex and highly contested nature of drug
policy, drug policy making, and the theoretical perspectives that
inform the study of drug policy. It draws on four different
theoretical perspectives: evidence-informed policy, policy process
theories, democratic theory, and post-structural policy analysis.
The use and trade in illegal drugs is a global phenomenon. It is
viewed by governments as a significant social, legal, and health
problem that shows no signs of abating. The key questions explored
throughout this book are what governments and other bodies of
social regulation should do about illicit drugs, including drug
policies aimed at improving health and reducing harm, drug laws and
regulation, and the role of research and values in policy
development. Seeing policy formation as dynamic iterative
interactions between actors, ideas, institutions, and networks of
policy advocates, the book explores how policy problems are
constructed and policy solutions selected, and how these processes
intersect with research evidence and values. This then animates the
call to democratise drug policy and bring about inclusive
meaningful participation in policy development in order to provide
the opportunity for better, more effective, and value-aligned drug
policies. This book will be of great interest to students and
scholars of drug policy from a number of disciplines, including
public health, sociology, criminology, and political science.
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