Symbolism and Rationality in the Politics of Psychoactive Substances

Robin Room

A chapter in Substance Use: Individual Behaviour, Social Interactions, Markets and Politics, 2005, pp 331-346 from Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract: Psychoactive substances take on many symbolic meanings, and thus the politics of psychoactive substances has featured symbolic elements, or value-based rationality, alongside and often dominating instrumental rationality. Drawing particularly on the work of Joseph Gusfield and Nordic scholars, the chapter considers the symbolic dimension in the politics of substance use, even in Nordic countries celebrated for their societal commitment to knowledge-based policymaking, and its effects on the interplay of science and policy.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/S0731-2199(05)16016-6

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