Rethinking the East Asian Distinction: An Example of Taiwan's Harm Reduction Policy

How do we make sense of East Asian STS studies? This article traces the debates on this theme in earlier issues of and analyzes the different perspectives displayed. The author addresses the so-called East Asian distinction by proposing a theoretical approach based on Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guatta...

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Published in:East Asian science, technology and society technology and society, 2012-11, Vol.6 (4), p.453-464
Main Author: Chen, Jia-shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
actor network theory
Asian Studies
assemblages
Case studies
Disease transmission
Drug abuse
East Asian distinction
harm reduction
Health care policy
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Public health
Science and Technology Studies
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Summary:How do we make sense of East Asian STS studies? This article traces the debates on this theme in earlier issues of and analyzes the different perspectives displayed. The author addresses the so-called East Asian distinction by proposing a theoretical approach based on Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's notion of assemblages, which differs significantly from Latourian actor network theory. The concept's analytic advantages are illustrated by a case study of Taiwan's campaign to stem HIV transmission among injection drug users. It is hoped that the assemblage approach may enrich the scholarly repertoire of theory and encourage more studies that address the intricate relations among science, politics, culture, and policies.
ISSN:1875-2160
1875-2152
DOI:10.1215/18752160-1904899