Abstract
In recent years, all countries in Europe have introduced a smoking ban in bars and restaurants. While most countries show a high level of compliance, the picture in the Netherlands is quite different. Especially the level of compliance in Dutch bars is lower than in most other countries. In this paper I will argue that these differences in regulatory compliance may be explained by the ‘motivational postures’ of bar owners, focusing on their level of commitment, capitulation, resistance, disengagement and game-playing (Braithwaite, 2003, 2009). To this end, a mixed methods approach was used, including a survey among Dutch bars and in depth interviews with bar owners (N=23). This paper demonstrates that four motivational postures are relevant for bars owners in the Netherlands. Finally, this paper shows that motivational postures have a high explanatory value in the analysis on self-reported compliance, even when controlled for instrumental explanations.
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