Table of Contents

1. Markets versus morality; 2. Binge drinking: the evolution of Finnish alcohol policy; 3. Our greatest problem: the evolution of Swedish alcohol policy; 4. Nordic morality meets the European union; 5. Permissive pragmaticism: Dutch drug policy; 6. Harm reduction meets the EU: from public health to public order; 7. Irish sexual morality versus European sexual permissiveness; 8. The emergence of a European morality?

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This book examines European integration and national policies on moral issues such as abortion, drugs and alcohol.

Reviews

'It is a fascinating and well constructed work in a rather under-researched are in political science...and richly informed by the conceptual and analytical tools of comparative politics.' West European Politics
"This well-written book is carefully documented and richly informative..." American Journal of Sociology
"[This book] is an excellent example of how comparative public policy can be done. One of the great strengths of Kurzer's well-written and well-researched book is that she draws subtle conclusions that go no further than what the evidence bears.... Comparative public policy specialists who focus on moral regulation--and especially drug policy--need to pay attention to this book." Governance: An International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions
"An important contribution to the emerging literature on Europeanization..." Perspectives on Politics
"Anyone interested in alcohol, drugs, abortion, morality, cultural change, and Europe should read this book." Foreign Affairs