An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Policy Innovation for Smoke-Free Places: Understanding Change in Complex Systems

David Young, Ron Borland, Ken Coghill · 2010 · American Journal of Public Health

Summary. This paper uses actor-network theory to analyze how jurisdictions successfully implement smoke-free indoor regulations as a tobacco control policy. The authors identify key attributes that distinguish jurisdictions that adopted this innovation from those that have not, and extract lessons about overcoming systemic barriers to solving complex transnational public health problems like tobacco control, food distribution, and climate change.

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  title   = {An Actor-Network Theory Analysis of Policy Innovation for Smoke-Free Places: Understanding Change in Complex Systems},
  author  = {David Young and Ron Borland and Ken Coghill},
  journal = {American Journal of Public Health},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.2105/ajph.2009.184705},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2009.184705}
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DOI

10.2105/ajph.2009.184705

Countries

Australia

Regions

Oceania

Categories

policy, innovation-theory, general-innovation

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2026-04-28