Global public policy : does the new venue for transnational tobacco control challenge the old way of doing things?

Mamudu, Hadii and Cairney, Paul and Studlar, Donley (2015) Global public policy : does the new venue for transnational tobacco control challenge the old way of doing things? Public Administration, 93 (4). 856–873. ISSN 0033-3298 (https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12143)

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Abstract

The World Health Organization has fostered a new global public policy – the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). Until the 1980s, tobacco control was the sole preserve of states. Now, most countries accept the transnational nature of policy. We explain this shift by identifying mutually reinforcing changes in key policy process elements: transnational actors became a source of policy learning; an international venue ‘institutionalized’ new policies; networks began to include tobacco control groups and exclude tobacco companies; socioeconomic shifts undermined public support, and the economic case, for tobacco; and the dissemination of scientific evidence helped actors reframe the image of tobacco, from an economic good to a health crisis. These elements combined to produce an environment conducive to ‘comprehensive’ tobacco control. Yet the implementation of the FCTC has been slow and uneven, reflecting the continued importance of domestic policy environments, most of which are not conducive to major policy change.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:54160
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    31 December 2015
    Published
    15 January 2015
    Published Online
    4 November 2014
    Accepted
    Notes:This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: MAMUDU, H., CAIRNEY, P. and STUDLAR, D. (2015), GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY: DOES THE NEW VENUE FOR TRANSNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL CHALLENGE THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS?. Public Administration, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/padm.12143. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
    Subjects:Social Sciences > Sociology
    Political Science > International relations
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:04 Sep 2015 11:34
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:09
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/54160
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