The ins and outs of biosecurity: Bird ’flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk
Avian influenza, or ‘bird ’flu’ arrived in Norfolk in April 2006 in the form of the low pathogenic strain H7N3. In February 2007 a highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, which can pose a risk to humans, was discovered in Suffolk. We examine how a local newspaper reported the outbreaks, focusing on the lingui...
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ftdemontfortuniv:oai:dora.dmu.ac.uk:2086/2623 2023-07-02T03:31:44+02:00 The ins and outs of biosecurity: Bird ’flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk Nerlich, Brigitte Brown, Brian J. Wright, Nick 2009-09-25 application/msword http://hdl.handle.net/2086/2623 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x en eng Wiley Blackwell Nerlich, B., Brown, B. & Wright, N. (2009) The 'ins and outs' of biosecurity: Bird flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk, Sociologia Ruralis 49 (4): pp. 344-359. 0038-0199 http://hdl.handle.net/2086/2623 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x infection avian flu communication risk biosecurity Article 2009 ftdemontfortuniv https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x 2023-06-13T18:29:18Z Avian influenza, or ‘bird ’flu’ arrived in Norfolk in April 2006 in the form of the low pathogenic strain H7N3. In February 2007 a highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, which can pose a risk to humans, was discovered in Suffolk. We examine how a local newspaper reported the outbreaks, focusing on the linguistic framing of biosecurity. Consistent with the growing concern with securitisation among policymakers, issues were discussed in terms of space (indoor–outdoor; local–global; national–international) and flows (movement, barriers and vectors) between spaces (farms, sheds and countries). The apportioning of blame along the lines of ‘them and us’ – Hungary and England – was tempered by the reporting on the Hungarian operations of the British poultry company. Explanations focused on indoor and outdoor farming and alleged breaches of biosecurity by the companies involved. As predicted by the idea of securitisation, risks were formulated as coming from outside the supposedly secure enclaves of poultry production. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ESRC (research grant no. RES-000-23-1306) for the project ‘Talking cleanliness in health and agriculture’ of which this paper forms a part. Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian flu De Montfort University, Leicester: Open Research Archive (DORA) Sociologia Ruralis 49 4 344 359 |
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Avian influenza, or ‘bird ’flu’ arrived in Norfolk in April 2006 in the form of the low pathogenic strain H7N3. In February 2007 a highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, which can pose a risk to humans, was discovered in Suffolk. We examine how a local newspaper reported the outbreaks, focusing on the linguistic framing of biosecurity. Consistent with the growing concern with securitisation among policymakers, issues were discussed in terms of space (indoor–outdoor; local–global; national–international) and flows (movement, barriers and vectors) between spaces (farms, sheds and countries). The apportioning of blame along the lines of ‘them and us’ – Hungary and England – was tempered by the reporting on the Hungarian operations of the British poultry company. Explanations focused on indoor and outdoor farming and alleged breaches of biosecurity by the companies involved. As predicted by the idea of securitisation, risks were formulated as coming from outside the supposedly secure enclaves of poultry production. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the ESRC (research grant no. RES-000-23-1306) for the project ‘Talking cleanliness in health and agriculture’ of which this paper forms a part. |
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The ins and outs of biosecurity: Bird ’flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
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