<title>Abstract</title> This essay utilizes policy network analysis to examine UK drugs policy within the wider context of the government's approach to joined-up governance. While confronting the definitional problems and limitations associated with the policy network concept, it is assumed that multiple...

A typical image of the making and administration of policy suggests that it takes place on an incremental basis, involving public servants, their ministers and, to a more limited extent, a variety of interest groups. Yet, much policy making is based on similar policy developed in other...