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The Battle of Interests

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The chapter discusses the way ideas and images have been mobilised by competing interest-groups, identifying the key scripts used in these contests, seen as performances on the international and European stages. The development of international networks is illustrated with examples of cooperation between bureaucrats and activists. Key strategies, tactics and resources of different groups are identified.

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    Susanne MacGregor

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MacGregor, S. (2017). The Battle of Interests. In: The Politics of Drugs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-49682-9_6

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