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Understanding policy change with the advocacy coalition framework: an application to Swiss drug policy
(Comprendre les changements de politique selon la théorie de la coalition en faveur d'un plaidoyer : une application à la politique suisse en matière de drogues
Auteur(s) :
KUBLER, D.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
623-641
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
16
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus géographique
SUISSE
Thésaurus mots-clés
POLITIQUE
;
EVOLUTION
;
THEORIE
;
MOUVEMENT SOCIAL
;
REPRESSION
;
REDUCTION DES RISQUES ET DES DOMMAGES
;
ABSTINENCE
;
QUALITE DE VIE
Note générale :
Journal of European Public Policy, 2001, 8, (4), 623-641
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Over the last two decades, Swiss drug policy has moved away from a prohibitionist to a 'harm reduction' model. This article uses the advocacy coalition framework (ACF) to understand this process of policy change, drawing on social movement theory to overcome shortcomings of the ACF regarding collective action. We argue that recent history in the field of drug policy in Switzerland can plausibly be presented as a competition between coalitions advocating belief systems regarding problems and policy. The Aids epidemic is considered a crucial non-cognitive event helping the harm reduction coalition to overthrow the hegemonic abstinence coalition. Public order issues linked to harm reduction facilities led neighbourhood quality of life advocates to impede the location of such facilities, which, in turn, stimulated policy-oriented learning with harm reduction advocates. The analysis supports the ACFs hypotheses on policy change, but social movement theory provides insights into coalition formation, persistence and strategies. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Inst. für Politikwissenschaft, Univ. Zürich, Karl-Schmid-Str. 4, CH-8006 Zürich
Suisse. Switzerland.
Suisse. Switzerland.