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Means and ENDS – e-cigarettes, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and global health diplomacy in action
Russell, A.; Wainwright, M.; Tilson, M.
Authors
Megan Wainwright m.j.wainwright@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy
M. Tilson
Abstract
E-cigarettes are a new and disruptive element in global health diplomacy (GHD) and policy-making. This is an ethnographic account of how e-cigarettes and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) were tackled at the 6th Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It demonstrates how uncertainty about ENDS and differences of opinion are currently so great that ‘agreeing to disagree’ as a consensus position and ‘strategic use of time’ were the principles that ensured effective GHD in this case. Observers representing accredited non-governmental organisations were active in briefing and lobbying country delegates not to spend too much time debating an issue for which insufficient evidence exists, and for which countries were unlikely to reach a consensus on a specific regulatory approach or universally applicable regulatory measures. Equally, the work of Costa Rica in preparing and re-negotiating the draft decision, and the work of the relevant Committee Chair in managing the discussion, contributed to effectively reining in lengthy statements from Parties and focusing on points of consensus. As well as summarising the debate itself and analysing the issues surrounding it, this account offers an example of GHD working effectively in a situation of epistemic uncertainty.
Citation
Russell, A., Wainwright, M., & Tilson, M. (2018). Means and ENDS – e-cigarettes, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and global health diplomacy in action. Global Public Health, 13(1), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2016.1152284
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 26, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jan 2, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Mar 14, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 17, 2016 |
Journal | Global Public Health |
Print ISSN | 1744-1692 |
Electronic ISSN | 1744-1706 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 83-98 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2016.1152284 |
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