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, focus...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | nottingham-12972020-05-04T20:26:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1297/ The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk Nerlich, Brigitte Brown, Brian Wright, Nick 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. Blackwell Publishing 2009-10 Article PeerReviewed Nerlich, Brigitte, Brown, Brian and Wright, Nick (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. ISSN 0038-0199 http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122413712/abstract doi:10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x doi:10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x |
| spellingShingle | Nerlich, Brigitte Brown, Brian Wright, Nick The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title | The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title_full | The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title_fullStr | The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title_full_unstemmed | The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title_short | The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
| title_sort | ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in east anglia and the spatial representation of risk |
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