Drug Policy Harmonization and the European Union

ISBN-13: 9781349322817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 182 str.

C. Chatwin

Opis

Exploring the illegal drug issue in international context, this booklooks atwhy harmonization has not already taken place at the European level. Itconsiders the desirability and viability of harmonization, examines the conflict between repressive and liberal drug policies and applies a multi-level governance lens to the issue."

Spis treści

PART I: HARMONISATION, DRUG POLICY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION Policy Making at a European Level Drug Policy in the European Union Statistical Information on the Drug Problem in the European Union PART II: DRUG POLICY IN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER STATES Sweden The Netherlands Denmark Portugal PART III: MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND THE WAY FORWARD FOR EUROPEAN DRUG POLICY Multi-level Governance and the Way Forward for European Drug Policy

O autorze

CAROLINE CHATWIN is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, UK where she teaches a course entitled 'Drugs, Culture and Control'. Her main area of research is European Drug Policy and she has published widely in this area.