Alcohol policy and local democracy in Sweden:

[摘要] AimsEuropeanisation has led to an elevated role for Swedish local government in the field of alcohol policy, as the national government has been deprived of many of its previous policy instruments. Municipalities are now responsible for handling the social effects of political liberalisation on the national and European level. But are the municipalities and local democracy ready to take this responsibility? This article investigates whether the fundamental prerequisites for democratic processes in the field of alcohol policy are in place in Swedish local government. Is the field politicised and are the ideological dimensions of the field mirrored by political parties, providing the local citizens with political alternatives on Election Day?MethodsThe data comes from a survey to 1,388 local councillors in 49 municipalities.ResultsIssues of alcohol policy are indeed politicised in Swedish local politics, with a clearly identifiable ideological dimension in the attitudes of local councillors. This dimensiona...

[学科分类] 生物化学/生物物理

[关键词] Alcohol policy;local government;democracy;ideologies;politicians;political parties;Europeanisation;Sweden