This paper presents the results from a qualitative study in which the Advocacy Coalition
Framework (ACF) was used to analyze deregulation of the distribution of medicine in …

Abstract Models of interest group politics can help public health professionals (PHPs) to
identify potential allies and establish mechanisms of sustainable political influence. This …

In the past, drug policy in Switzerland was oriented mainly by the principle of prohibition, laid
down in the Federal Law on Narcotics. Primary prevention promoted a drug-free life, police …

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 …

This article investigates the distribution of power in Poland's drug reimbursement policy in
the early 2000s. We examine competing theoretical expectations suggested by …

This study explores the system of intermediate organizations in Dutch health care as the
crucial system to understand health care policy-making in the Netherlands. We argue that …

In recent decades, there has been a growing interest among public policy scholars to
explore the applicability of policy process frameworks across political systems. One popular …

As the theoretical and practical interest in policy networks increases, so does the need for
further research into how, and based on what rationales, actors within a policy subsystem …

Increased drug expenses have created challenges for drug reimbursement systems in many
industrialised countries, including Finland. Prioritisation of drugs could be one solution to …

This article contributes to the debate on the significance of organizational structure for
administrative decision behaviour by exploring the effects of a reorganization in the …