How should we conceptualize major institutional and policy changes that take place in the
absence of crises, shocks or big bangs? This article uses the case study of tobacco policy (in …

Introduction In federal systems, state and local governments may offer opportunities for
innovation in implementing the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) …

Introduction In many countries, health advocates aim to increase public support for tobacco
control policies by framing these policies in terms of child protection. We examined whether …

Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
(FCTC) has prompted major change in tobacco control globally. However, policy …

Public policy scholars argue that in highly tangible policies, such as tobacco control, the
public learns from the direct experience of the beneficial effects of the policy. Empirical …

This paper uses the work of Bourdieu to theorise smoking and cessation through a class
lens, showing that the struggle for distinction created the social gradient in smoking, with …

1.1 Top five tobacco growing countries, 2009 9 1.2 Top five cigarette exporting countries,
2009 10 1.3 Trade and tobacco litigation invoking trade and investment arguments, 1990 …

Campaigns against risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by smoking
and obesity have become increasingly common on multiple levels of government, from the …

This paper looks at how an innovative policy comes to be transferred to another country and
be successfully implemented. We explore three key dimensions (time, location, and people) …

Despite efforts to curb tobacco use, global tobacco addiction remains as strong as ever.
Smoking rates are declining very slowly in advanced countries, and they are increasing in …