Reconstructing BSE: Government Policy and Public Health across Humans and Animals

重建疯牛病：政府政策和人类和动物的公共卫生

• 批准号: 2360074
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2360074
• 关键词: Reconstructing; BSE; Government; Policy; Public

The realisation that variant Creuztfeldt-Jacob Disease (vCJD) is an untreatable human manifestation of Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE) greatly increased the perceived significance of the bovine disease.This project will focus on the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Phillips) Inquiry, announced in Parliament on 22December 1997, to establish and review the history of the emergence and identification of BSE and vCJD in the UnitedKingdom. Led by Lord Phillips, the inquiry gathered huge swathes of evidence, including historical publications, oraltestimony, written witness statements, and legislation, with contributions from across government, scientific organisationsand others. The Inquiry shone a light into the deepest recesses of government operations, demonstrating the extent towhich, as The Guardian reported in October 2000, the government was 'accused of failing the public' in its management ofand communication surround the disease and the risk which it posed to humans. As well as records of the Chief VeterinaryOffice and other papers related to the Phillips Inquiry and its published evidence - recently transferred to the NationalArchives - the project will draw on press coverage and new oral histories to reconstruct for the first time the key events,decisions, and impacts of the BSE crisis.The research question will be precisely formulated through initial literature reviews and interrogation of primary sourcematerials. The following are indicative questions which may be addressed by and shape approaches to the research:-How were the identities of BSE and vCJD constructed by scientists and how did this influence the establishment of thePhillips Inquiry?-How did lay expertise (livestock farmers) interact with scientific knowledge and practice, and were disease controlmethods contested?-What interactions between stakeholders (scientists, farmers, policy officials, food industry, consumer groups) can werecover from the activities of the Phillips Inquiry?-How did the findings of the Phillips Inquiry influence the formulation of policy?-How did the public perceive and respond to the emergence of a new disease and the human-animal interactions involved?In particular, I will investigate and analyse the recently released files of the Chief Veterinary Office and related documentsnow held at The National Archives. I plan to develop a strand of oral history interviews with relevant individuals, both withinand without government, represented in the archival materials. Depending on the precise formulation of the researchquestions, the methodology may also include analysis of news reporting of the crisis and the Inquiry; and or fieldworkentailing interviews with livestock farmers involved in the crisis in a selected area.

认识到变异型克雅氏病 (vCJD) 是牛海绵状脑炎 (BSE) 的一种无法治愈的人类表现，大大提高了人们对这种牛疾病的认识。该项目将重点关注在议会宣布的牛海绵状脑病 (Phillips) 调查1997 年 12 月 22 日，建立并回顾了 BSE 和 vCJD 的出现和鉴定历史 英国。在菲利普斯勋爵的领导下，调查收集了大量证据，包括历史出版物、口头证词、书面证人陈述和立法，政府、科学组织和其他方面也做出了贡献。正如《卫报》2000 年 10 月报道的那样，这次调查揭示了政府运作的最深处，表明政府在围绕这种疾病及其带来的风险进行管理和沟通方面“被指责辜负了公众”的程度对人类。以及首席兽医办公室的记录和与菲利普斯调查及其公布的证据相关的其他文件（最近转移到国家档案馆），该项目将利用新闻报道和新的口述历史来首次重建关键事件、决定、以及疯牛病危机的影响。研究问题将通过初步文献综述和对主要来源材料的询问来精确制定。以下是可以通过研究解决并形成研究方法的指示性问题：-科学家如何构建疯牛病和 vCJD 的身份，这如何影响菲利普斯调查的建立？-非专业知识（畜牧农民）如何相互作用科学知识和实践，以及疾病控制方法是否受到争议？ - 利益相关者（科学家、农民、政策官员、食品工业、消费者团体）之间的互动可以从菲利普斯调查的活动中发现吗？ - 如何菲利普斯调查的结果是否影响了政策的制定？-公众如何看待和应对新疾病的出现以及所涉及的人与动物的相互作用？特别是，我将调查和分析最近公布的文件首席兽医办公室和相关文件现保存在国家档案馆。我计划对档案材料中的政府内部和外部相关人士进行一系列口述历史采访。根据研究问题的精确表述，该方法还可能包括对危机新闻报道和调查的分析；和/或实地考察，采访选定地区卷入危机的畜牧农民。