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Studying up harm reduction policy: the office as an assemblage.

Jia-Shin Chen¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan. jschen1973@gmail.com

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|October 18, 2011

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This study examines the creation of an office instrumental in Taiwan's harm reduction policy. It reveals how social relationships (guanxi) shaped the policy-making process, blurring public and private boundaries.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Sociology of Policy
Organizational Studies

Background:

The establishment of an office crucial for implementing harm reduction policy in Taiwan.
Exploration of the key actors and factors enabling policy development.
Investigation into the most effective conceptual frameworks for understanding policy-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify the individuals and elements involved in the creation of the harm reduction policy office.
To determine the most suitable conceptual tool for analyzing the policy-making process.
To understand the intricate dynamics behind policy implementation.

Main Methods:

Multi-sited qualitative study design.
Data collection through archival research, in-depth interviews, and direct field observation.
Analysis based on the constructivist grounded theory approach.

Main Results:

The office is conceptualized as an assemblage of diverse components and dynamic territories.
The formation of the office was significantly influenced by guanxi, or social relationship networks.
These networks blurred the distinctions between private and public, and governmental and social spheres.

Conclusions:

The study advocates for a "studying up" approach to examine policy-making offices.
Encourages further research into the context of drug users on the streets where harm reduction policies are enacted.
Highlights the importance of social relationships in shaping public policy.