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Governance and legitimacy: drugs policy in Switzerland as an exemplary case

Abstract

Governance and Legitimacy : The Example of Drug Policy in SwitzerlandThis article discusses problems related to the co-ordination of policy-making within complex and fragmented environments by taking as an example drug pol-icy as it is practised in major Swiss cities. Two major lines of conflict are identi-fied : a first set of tensions arises from the fact that administrative agencies and professional groups implicated do not share a common belief ; another set results from conflicts between communities concerning the costs and charges induced by drug-related measures. Based on semi-open-ended interviews, the article then explores to what extent co-ordination mechanisms may help to reduce these ten-sions. Finally, the authors examine problems of democratic legitimisation that may arise from such « negotiated » public action.

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