Alcohol, Power and Public Health: A Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy

Shane Butler,Karen Elmeland (University of Aarhus, Denmark),James Nicholls,Betsy Thom (Middlesex University, UK)

Alcohol, Power and Public Health: A Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
2 March 2017
Pages
214
ISBN
9780415637466

Alcohol, Power and Public Health: A Comparative Study of Alcohol Policy

Shane Butler,Karen Elmeland (University of Aarhus, Denmark),James Nicholls,Betsy Thom (Middlesex University, UK)

In recent years, the reduction of alcohol-related harm has emerged as a major policy issue across Europe. Public health advocates, supported by the World Health Organisation, have challenged an approach that targets problem-drinking individuals, calling instead for governments to control consumption across whole populations through a combination of pricing strategies, restrictions on retail availability and marketing regulations.

Alcohol, Power and Public Health explores the emergence of the public health perspective on alcohol policy in Europe, the strategies alcohol control policy advocates have adopted, and the challenges they have faced in the political context of both individual states and the European Union.

The book provides a historical perspective on the development of alcohol policy in Europe using four case studies - Denmark, England, Scotland and Ireland. It explores the relationship between evidence, values and power in a key area of political decision-making and considers what conditions create - or prevent - policy change. The case studies raise questions as to who sets policy agendas, how social problems are framed and defined, and how governments can balance public health promotion against both commercial interests and established cultural practices.

This book will be of interest to academics and researchers in policy studies, public health, social science, and European Union studies.

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