War on foot and mouth disease in the UK, 2001: Towards a cultural understanding of agriculture |
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Authors: | Brigitte Nerlich |
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Institution: | (1) Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks, and Society (IGBiS), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK;(2) Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society (IGBiS), University of Nottingham, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK |
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Abstract: | This article applies some ofthe insights from framing studies in policyresearch, metaphor analysis, and the history ofmedicine to a cultural understanding ofagriculture, using the 2001 outbreak of footand mouth disease in the UK as a case study.The article will show how metaphors of war wereused as a rhetorical frame by the media andas an implicit action frame by policy makers.It will be argued that although the war framemight initially have been useful in rallyingsupport for the slaughter policy, the metaphorlater backfired, when a metaphorical war turnedinto a literal holocaust. This might haveencouraged the public to perceive the policy asmedieval, brutal, and misguided, thuspotentially undermining the willingness ofsections of the public to support the slaughterpolicy in future outbreaks. If, on the otherhand, a vaccination policy were adopted in thefuture, care would need to be taken to avoidmetaphorical linkages with other controversiesover vaccination in other domains. |
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Keywords: | Culture Foot and mouth disease Frame Media Metaphor Policy |
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