... similar. European drug policy Harmonisation Anti‐drug trafficking Newly developed psychoactive substances European drug strategies Action plans Drugs European Union My recent article in this journal “Have recent evolutions in European governance brought harmonisation in the field...

... that harmonisation was not a realistic aim of the European Union (EU). Design/methodology/approach This is a review paper which seeks to advocate the application of a more rigid analytical framework in drug policy analysis that takes into account the “soft” methods of governance used by the EU. The paper also...

... have long provided examples of the different paradigms of drug policy operating within Europe and this article seeks to examine whether, as European Union harmonisation moves forward, recent developments bring the two any closer to convergence on this contentious issue. In addition to changes...