Table 1.

The claims of the administrative process theory, theoretical constructs and reporting themes

The claims of the administrative process theory (the institutional conditions needed for public policies to not be dominated by vested interests)	Theoretical constructs (used in data collection and analysis to investigate health sector actors' ability to protect public health interests in tobacco governance)	Themes (subsections of the Results section)
Policymaking processes ensure a level playing field between actors	Administrative procedures balancing out interest group influences	Policymaking procedures: (i) the policy and legislative process, (ii) terms of engagement with the tobacco industry
Extra-legislative mechanisms, such as judicial reviews and presidential oversight, help maintain policy maker’s autonomy from politics	Institutional environment	Checks and balances
The policymakers are committed to protect public interests	Policymakers commitment to protect public interests	Policymakers commitment to protecting public interests
Policymakers have the capacity and capability to conduct a careful analysis of policy alternatives	Cost–benefit analysis of policy alternatives	Capability to analyse policy alternatives for public interest
Policymakers have considerable bureaucratic autonomy (both from politicians and other dominant fractions of the government)	Bureaucratic autonomy	Bureaucratic autonomy