Présentation de l'éditeur

The drug control regime established by the international community has not succeeded in curbing either the demand for, or the offer of, narcotics. But, despite a series of developments in the Americas – including the legalisation of cannabis in Uruguay and in several states in the United States of America – there is still little support in Europe for repealing drug-prohibition laws. Nevertheless, a gradual policy convergence reveals the emergence of a European model favouring public-health strategies over a strictly penal approach to combatting drugs, while growing transnational support for legalisation indicates the persistence of an alternative paradigm for drug policy. This book examines the various influences on drug policies in Europe, as grassroots movements, NGO networks, private foundations and academic research centres increasingly confront the prevailing discourses of drug prohibition. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach and bringing together legal scholars, social scientists and practitioners, it provides a comprehensive and critical assessment of drug policy reform in Europe.

Renaud Colson is Associate Professor at the Law & Political Science Faculty of the University of Nantes.

Henri Bergeron is Research Fellow at the Centre for Sociology of Organisations, Sciences Po, CNRS, scientific coordinator of the Chair in Health Studies, and director of the Health Research Programme at the LIEPP (LABEX), Sciences Po.

313 pages

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Foreword, Ruth Dreifuss

European Drug Policies in Context, Henri Bergeron & Renaud Colson

I. Regional Dimension of European Drug Policies

The Politics of Expertise and EU Drug Policy, Martin Elvins

Pathways to Integration of European Drug Policy, Caroline Chatwin

The Soft Power of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Henri Bergeron

II. Domestic Drug Policies in Europe

Belgium Drug Policy, Christine Guilain

Danish Drug Policy, Esben Houborg

Dutch Drug Policy, Jean-Paul Grund & Joost Breeksema

French Drug Policy, Ivana Obradovic

German Drug Policy, Tilmann Holzer

Italian Drug Policy, Grazia Zuffa

Polish Drug Policy, Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch

Portuguese Drug Policy, Caitlin Hughes

Spanish Drug Policy, Cristina Diaz Gomez & Martin Gonzales

Swedish Drug Policy, Johan Edman

Swiss Drug Policy,Frank Zobel

United-Kingdom Drug Policy, Susanne MacGregor

III. Trends and Prospects in European Drug Policies

Changing Paradigms in Drug Policies in EU Member States: From Digression to Convergence, Franz Trautmann

The Changing Face of Harm Reduction in Europe, Dagmar Hedrich & Alessandro Pirona

Drug Possession Laws in Europe: From Criminal Justice to Public Health, Brendan Hughes

Cannabis Social Clubs in Europe: Prospects and Limits, Tom Decorte & Mafalda Pardal