Misrepresenting Domestic Violence Survivors’ Needs Under Bureaucratic Control
The Depoliticization of Outsourced DV Services in Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12437283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pei-Ru Liao (0000-0001-6496-8852, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 10778012251391137-10778012251391137 |
| Publication date | 2025-10-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778012251391137 |
| PMID | 41172055 |
| OpenAlex | W4415748453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This article uses Nancy Fraser's theory of social justice to analyze outsourced domestic violence (DV) services in Taiwan. The article is based on interviews with 15 social workers employed in a large NGO across the island. The study reveals how bureaucratic control and quantified work performance metrics compromise service quality and marginalize survivors' needs. Administrative imperatives undermine social workers' efforts to provide customized, in-depth services based on survivors' needs. This article highlights the tensions between bureaucratic rationalities and social justice commitments in outsourced DV services
Bureaucracy · Compromise · Domestic violence · Economic Justice · Poison control · Service (business · Social Welfare · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |