The role of coordinators in the internment public policy translation

With this presentation, we would like to focus on the particular role of “coordinators” within a context of policy implementation process (Multiannual plans and Masterplan). We will show that the TSI Coordinators endorsed a role of “Translators” [Latour and Callon] since they are at the heart of this implementation process. We therefore argue that those Health Coordinators circulate knowledge between policy-makers and field professionals, between justice and health professionals and between other health coordinators and themselves. This circulation of knowledge can be observed in meetings organised at both the local and federal levels, as well as through more informal meetings and participation in working groups. Coordinators are also inscribing knowledge by writing documents, mails and minutes of meetings. Finally, we would like to argue that this circulation and inscription of knowledge allow the policy implementation process by reinforcing the articulation [Strauss] both between local and policy levels and between justice and health sectors.