Oliver Birch
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094459 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Oliver Birch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Oliver |
| FAMILY NAME | Birch |
| SIGNATURE | BIRCH O |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8093-4537 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Weaving the web
Through a novel analogy, this article suggests how one might undertake coherent and defensible qualitative health research. It is argued that prospective researchers might create their methodological framework as a spider forms its foundational ‘dry lines’; the logic of their study may develop when each previous step informs the next, and each is also informed by the overall needs of the research. Though the spider cannot ‘envision’ its final pro…
Me, Myself, and IE
Through Institutional Ethnography (IE), one can explicate how people’s lives are being socially organised. The ethnographer creates an empirical account of what happens within a complex of institutional order, moving iteratively between data collection methods to see how the ‘institution’ occurs through people’s work, how texts are used to coordinate it, and how these texts reproduce ideology. They follow findings as they arise, with reference to…
The Autonomy Paradox and Performing Dependence—Responsibility and Resistance at an Opioid Substitution Treatment Service
Historically, opioid use has been problematized to serve various socio-political interests. To understand the present construction and management of opioid “dependence,” across 2023, an Opioid Substitution Treatment service was assessed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This article outlines the day-to-day work at this service, to assess how it is informed by treatment guidelines, and the interests of staff, service users, and policy makers. Using Instit…
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The Autonomy Paradox and Performing Dependence—Responsibility and Resistance at an Opioid Substitution Treatment Service
Historically, opioid use has been problematized to serve various socio-political interests. To understand the present construction and management of opioid “dependence,” across 2023, an Opioid Substitution Treatment service was assessed in Aotearoa, New Zealand. This article outlines the day-to-day work at this service, to assess how it is informed by treatment guidelines, and the interests of staff, service users, and policy makers. Using Instit…
Weaving the web
Through a novel analogy, this article suggests how one might undertake coherent and defensible qualitative health research. It is argued that prospective researchers might create their methodological framework as a spider forms its foundational ‘dry lines’; the logic of their study may develop when each previous step informs the next, and each is also informed by the overall needs of the research. Though the spider cannot ‘envision’ its final pro…
Me, Myself, and IE
Through Institutional Ethnography (IE), one can explicate how people’s lives are being socially organised. The ethnographer creates an empirical account of what happens within a complex of institutional order, moving iteratively between data collection methods to see how the ‘institution’ occurs through people’s work, how texts are used to coordinate it, and how these texts reproduce ideology. They follow findings as they arise, with reference to…
Ethnography (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · Qualitative research (2 works) · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (2 works) · Anticipation (artificial intelligence) (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Data collection (1 work) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (1 work) · Health care (1 work)