Unpacking the differing understandings of "alcohol industry" in public health research.
Alcohol
Alcohol industry
Alcohol policy
Commercial determinants
Unhealthy commodity industries
Journal
The International journal on drug policy
ISSN: 1873-4758
Titre abrégé: Int J Drug Policy
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9014759
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2023
Jul 2023
Historique:
received:
06
02
2023
revised:
25
04
2023
accepted:
27
04
2023
medline:
26
6
2023
pubmed:
16
5
2023
entrez:
15
5
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Use of the term 'alcohol industry' plays an important role in discussions of alcohol and public health. In this paper, we examine how the term is currently used and explore the merits of alternative conceptualisations. We start by examining current ways of referring to 'alcohol industry' in public health and then explore the potential for organisational theory, political science, and sociology to provide alcohol research with more inclusive and nuanced conceptualizations. We identify, and critique, three conceptualisations based on purely economic understandings of industry: literal, market, and supply-chain understandings. We then examine three alternative conceptualizations based on systemic understandings of industry: organizational, social-network, and common-interest understandings. In examining these alternatives, we also identify the extent to which they open up new ways of approaching the levels at which industry influence is understood to operate in alcohol and public health research and policy. Each of the six understandings of 'industry' can play a role in research but their utility depends on the question being asked and the breadth and depth of the analysis being undertaken. However, for those intending to engage with a broader disciplinary base, approaches grounded in the systemic understandings of 'industry' are better positioned to study the complex nexus of relationships that contribute to alcohol industry influence.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Use of the term 'alcohol industry' plays an important role in discussions of alcohol and public health. In this paper, we examine how the term is currently used and explore the merits of alternative conceptualisations.
METHODS
METHODS
We start by examining current ways of referring to 'alcohol industry' in public health and then explore the potential for organisational theory, political science, and sociology to provide alcohol research with more inclusive and nuanced conceptualizations.
RESULTS
RESULTS
We identify, and critique, three conceptualisations based on purely economic understandings of industry: literal, market, and supply-chain understandings. We then examine three alternative conceptualizations based on systemic understandings of industry: organizational, social-network, and common-interest understandings. In examining these alternatives, we also identify the extent to which they open up new ways of approaching the levels at which industry influence is understood to operate in alcohol and public health research and policy.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Each of the six understandings of 'industry' can play a role in research but their utility depends on the question being asked and the breadth and depth of the analysis being undertaken. However, for those intending to engage with a broader disciplinary base, approaches grounded in the systemic understandings of 'industry' are better positioned to study the complex nexus of relationships that contribute to alcohol industry influence.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37187085
pii: S0955-3959(23)00104-4
doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104056
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Ethanol
3K9958V90M
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104056Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declarations of Interest ES has not received funds from tobacco, alcohol, or gambling industry sources and has no conflicts of interests to declare. PA has never accepted funding directly from gambling, alcohol or other unhealthy commodity industries. He participated in research projects in the 1990s funded by two hypothecated funding sources; money levied from alcohol consumption and administered by New Zealand's Alcohol Advisory Council, an Autonomous Crown Entity (established by an Act of Parliament in 1976, and disbanded in 2012), and the other from money levied from gambling consumption and administered by the NZ Ministry of Health. Since 2004 he has not accepted funding from hypothecated sources. KK has not received funds from tobacco, alcohol, or gambling industry sources and has no conflicts of interests to declare. From 1999-2011, he had research projects funded through a levy on alcohol administered by New Zealand's Alcohol Advisory Council. He held a Lottery Health Research Grant (2009-2010) from the New Zealand Lotteries Commission, an Autonomous Crown entity. His contribution to this research was supported via a Senior Research Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, and a University of Newcastle Senior Brawn Research Fellowship.