How do we make sense of East Asian STS studies? This article traces the debates on this theme in earlier issues of East Asian Science, Technology and Society 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.
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1 November 2012
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November 01 2012
Rethinking the East Asian Distinction: An Example of Taiwan's Harm Reduction Policy
Jia-shin Chen
Jia-shin Chen
Graduate Institute of Science, Technology and Society, National Yang Ming University
, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 112
, Taiwan
, e-mail: jschen1973@ym.edu.twGraduate Institute of Science, Technology and Society, National Yang Ming University
, No. 155, Sec. 2, Linong St., Beitou Dist., Taipei City 112
, Taiwan
, e-mail: jschen1973@ym.edu.tw
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East Asian Science, Technology and Society (2012) 6 (4): 453–464.
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June 30 2011
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July 25 2011
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Jia-shin Chen; Rethinking the East Asian Distinction: An Example of Taiwan's Harm Reduction Policy. East Asian Science, Technology and Society 1 November 2012; 6 (4): 453–464. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/18752160-1904899
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