Values in drug policy documents: applying Schwartz’s values theory to the report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ (NSW)
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| Title: | Values in drug policy documents: applying Schwartz’s values theory to the report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’ (NSW) |
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| Authors: | Kelaita, P, Grealy, M, Ritter, A |
| Source: | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 32:321-331 |
| Publisher Information: | Informa UK Limited, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Subject Terms: | anzsrc-for: 4206 Public health, anzsrc-for: 44 Human Society, 4407 Policy and Administration, anzsrc-for: 1605 Policy and Administration, anzsrc-for: 4407 Policy and Administration, 44 Human Society, anzsrc-for: 1117 Public Health and Health Services |
| Description: | Background: Documents are influential in shaping drug policy debates and are valuable data for drug policy research. In this article we conduct a values analysis of one drug policy document. The objectives were to assess the values within a policy document; assess the utility of Schwartz’s values framework in documentary analysis; and consider the relationship between values and policy positions. Methods: We chose the report foreword of a Special Commission in Australia for analysis. We developed deductive, theoretically-informed codes following Schwartz’s values framework, and undertook reflexive analysis of the coding process. Individual and cultural values were coded at the paragraph level and summed to analyze dominant values. Results: Values related to structural context and drug policy; drug policy values were primarily security and universalism values; policy positions did not neatly map onto values positions; and researcher interpretations of motivations shaped the value identified. Conclusion: Policy documents can reveal conflicting values; these should be interpreted through inflection and emphasis specific to each occurrence. This work provides a step to future analyses that can differentiate multiple contrasting values informing a single policy position. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1465-3370 0968-7637 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09687637.2024.2384029 |
| Rights: | CC BY |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....433e069f4b0aa9ab1777223a47511a8f |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Background: Documents are influential in shaping drug policy debates and are valuable data for drug policy research. In this article we conduct a values analysis of one drug policy document. The objectives were to assess the values within a policy document; assess the utility of Schwartz’s values framework in documentary analysis; and consider the relationship between values and policy positions. Methods: We chose the report foreword of a Special Commission in Australia for analysis. We developed deductive, theoretically-informed codes following Schwartz’s values framework, and undertook reflexive analysis of the coding process. Individual and cultural values were coded at the paragraph level and summed to analyze dominant values. Results: Values related to structural context and drug policy; drug policy values were primarily security and universalism values; policy positions did not neatly map onto values positions; and researcher interpretations of motivations shaped the value identified. Conclusion: Policy documents can reveal conflicting values; these should be interpreted through inflection and emphasis specific to each occurrence. This work provides a step to future analyses that can differentiate multiple contrasting values informing a single policy position. |
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| ISSN: | 14653370 09687637 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09687637.2024.2384029 |