Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis
In 2001 a highly infectious animal disease, foot and mouth disease, broke out in the UK and spread rapidly. In May, when the spread seemed to be slowing down, new disease hotspots appeared in previously little affected regions, such as North Yorkshire. New biosecurity rules were imposed. Based on a...
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| description | In 2001 a highly infectious animal disease, foot and mouth disease, broke out in the UK and spread rapidly. In May, when the spread seemed to be slowing down, new disease hotspots appeared in previously little affected regions, such as North Yorkshire. New biosecurity rules were imposed. Based on a series of semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, this article shows that the biosecurity measures farmers implemented during the epidemic meant more than just reducing the risk of spreading FMD. For many, cleansing and disinfecting became Foot and Mouth. Biosecurity actions became invested with symbolic values and, in particular, were ritualised as part of the symbolic spatial construction of an otherwise 'invisible' enemy. |
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| spelling | nottingham-13142020-05-04T20:30:10Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1314/ Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis Nerlich, Brigitte Wright, Nick In 2001 a highly infectious animal disease, foot and mouth disease, broke out in the UK and spread rapidly. In May, when the spread seemed to be slowing down, new disease hotspots appeared in previously little affected regions, such as North Yorkshire. New biosecurity rules were imposed. Based on a series of semi-structured interviews with stakeholders, this article shows that the biosecurity measures farmers implemented during the epidemic meant more than just reducing the risk of spreading FMD. For many, cleansing and disinfecting became Foot and Mouth. Biosecurity actions became invested with symbolic values and, in particular, were ritualised as part of the symbolic spatial construction of an otherwise 'invisible' enemy. White Horse Press 2006 Article PeerReviewed Nerlich, Brigitte and Wright, Nick (2006) Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis. Environmental Values, 15 (4). pp. 441-462. ISSN 0963-2719 Biosecurity policy risk ritual narrative framing http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/whp/ev/2006/00000015/00000004/art00004 doi:10.3197/096327106779116168 doi:10.3197/096327106779116168 |
| spellingShingle | Biosecurity policy risk ritual narrative framing Nerlich, Brigitte Wright, Nick Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title | Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title_full | Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title_fullStr | Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title_short | Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| title_sort | biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis |
| topic | Biosecurity policy risk ritual narrative framing |
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