In the Nordic countries, probably more than anywhere in the world, people’s views on alcohol policy issues have been thoroughly studied and documented. A good example on this research tradition is the article “Solidarity or self-interest? Public opinion in relation to alcohol policies in Sweden” by Karlsson et al. (2020). The article focuses on people’s acceptance of public policies, that in a narrow sense, could be in conflict with their own self-interest. In a global perspective, alcohol policy in the Nordic countries, Denmark excluded, is relatively strictly regulated and has been for a long time. Still, various studies that have been conducted on people’s views on alcohol policy paint a picture of wide popular support for regulating the markets for alcoholic beverages. This has especially been the case in Sweden. According to a study of the population’s trust in different institutions, the alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has for many years now been the institution Swedes trust the most, surpassing in popularity institutions such as the police force, the higher education system, and even Ikea. Although not focusing on the alcohol monopoly per se, the article by Karlsson digs deeper into the motives that lie behind this support of the Swedish alcohol policy system. The article provides an interesting insight into the complex relationship between public opinion on alcohol policies and the policies themselves, and extends our understanding of why people in the Nordic countries, and Sweden particularly, show such a broad support for a policy which in many other parts of the world would be perceived as highly intrusive. The question of why people widely accept restrictive alcohol policies has more seldom been asked in surveys like this, and in that sense this article deepens the analyses that were made in the 2013 thematic issue of NAD focusing on trends and developments in public opinion and alcohol policy in the Nordic countries (Karlsson & Rehn-Mendoza, 2013). The results presented in the article convey an interesting and striking picture of Swedish people’s views and knowledge of alcohol policy. It becomes clear that in Sweden alcohol policy is

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关于瑞典酒精政策的意见

在北欧国家，人们对酒精政策问题的看法可能比世界上任何地方都多，得到了彻底的研究和记录。这种研究传统的一个很好的例子是文章“团结还是自利？与瑞典酒精政策有关的公众舆论”，Karlsson 等人。(2020)。文章关注的是人们对公共政策的接受程度，狭义的公共政策可能与他们自身的利益相冲突。在全球范围内，北欧国家（丹麦除外）的酒精政策受到相对严格的监管，并且已经存在了很长时间。尽管如此，针对人们对酒精政策的看法进行的各种研究描绘了一幅广泛支持酒精饮料市场监管的图景。瑞典的情况尤其如此。根据民众对不同机构信任度的研究，酒类垄断企业 Systembolaget 多年来一直是瑞典人最信任的机构，其受欢迎程度超过了警察、高等教育系统甚至宜家等机构。虽然没有关注酒精垄断本身，但卡尔松的文章更深入地挖掘了瑞典酒精政策体系支持背后的动机。这篇文章对酒精政策的舆论与政策本身之间的复杂关系提供了一个有趣的见解，并扩展了我们对为什么北欧国家，尤其是瑞典的人们对一项政策表现出如此广泛的支持的理解，该政策在许多其他地方世界将被视为具有高度侵入性。为什么人们广泛接受限制性酒精政策的问题在这样的调查中很少被问到，从这个意义上说，本文深化了 2013 年 NAD 主题问题的分析，重点关注舆论和酒精政策的趋势和发展在北欧国家（Karlsson 和 Rehn-Mendoza，2013 年）。文章中呈现的结果传达了瑞典人对酒精政策的看法和知识的有趣而引人注目的画面。很明显，瑞典的酒精政策是 文章中呈现的结果传达了瑞典人民对酒精政策的看法和知识的有趣而引人注目的画面。很明显，瑞典的酒精政策是 文章中呈现的结果传达了瑞典人民对酒精政策的看法和知识的有趣而引人注目的画面。很明显，瑞典的酒精政策是