Adaptation and Integration through Policy Re-categorization

Bibliographic Data

ID6296755
AuthorsTrygve Ugland (corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume23
Issue2
Pages157-170
Publication date2003-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0143814x03003076
OpenAlexW2020933842
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited8

This comparative study analyses how the state alcohol monopoly systems in Finland, Norway and Sweden were affected by interaction with the European Union (EU). Pressures from the EU, as well as the contrasting domestic responses in this process, are viewed in relation to how these institutions were integrated in terms of consistency, interdependence and structural connectedness. The article goes beyond the frequent observation that external scrutiny and pressures challenge national policy coherence to show that domestic public policies also may emerge more coherent and integrated. It is suggested that the relationship between the way public policies are integrated, categorized and re-categorized provides important insights towards our understanding of the dynamics of public policy

Adaptation (eye · Categorization · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Consistency (knowledge bases · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European union · Microeconomics · Monopoly · Political science · Public economics · Public policy · Scrutiny · Social connectedness · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Psychology

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