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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Main Authors: Nerlich, Brigitte, Wright, Nick
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Published: White Horse Press 2006
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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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