The Socio-Politics of Biosecurity: Science, Policy and Practice
Lead Research Organisation:
Keele University
Department Name: Inst for Law Politics and Justice
Abstract
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Organisations
| Description | Our objectives in the seminar series are outlined below. 'Discoveries' and 'developments' are detailed in the way we met these objectives. 1.to scope, and thence to set, an interdisciplinary research agenda in the field of socio-politics of biosecurity issues. Objective met: by organising the seminars around the following themes: i) an examination of policy frameworks, nationally and internationally, ii) studies of policy implementation, iii) normative justifications for biosecurity, iv) relationship between cultural and bio-ecological norms, and v) lay/expert value conflicts. 2. to encourage interdisciplinary work on environmental change, not only within the social sciences but also between the social and natural sciences. Objective met: of the 50 University academics who attended the seminars, 18 were natural scientists and 32 were social scientists. 3. to encourage the participation of doctoral students and early career researchers in the seminars and in the network which will develop from them. Objective met: participants included 50 university academics, 23 members of the policy community, 9 early career researchers (PhD). This gives a PhD student count of 12.3%, rising to 15.06% if we count the two co-applicants, both of whom are early career researchers, as was pointed out in the original application. 4. to pump prime larger collaborative project grants on knowledge gaps in biosecurity identified by the seminar series. Objective met: Co-PI Dr Sarah Taylor was involved in the drawing up the sections on invasive species for Keele University's £6 million Life + bid. Data unavailable for other participants in the seminar series. 5. to contribute to evidence-based policy-making by encouraging the interaction of academics and policy makers in the field of biosecurity. Objective met: Participants included 50 university academics and 23 members of the policy community. |
| Exploitation Route | Innovative theoretical conceptualisations of biosecurity are being forged in connection to diverse literatures including biopolitics, post-humanism, global networked cities, geopolitics and inequalities, security governance regimes and the sociology of fear and risk. However, a consistent concern is the lack of dialogue between the social sciences and biosecurity policy regimes. Our seminar series was an attempt to pump-prime this dialogue, and in our view it is essential that this dialogue be continued. This is especially important in the context of the policy community, where our impression is that the social, cultural and political aspects/elements of biosecurity are not sufficiently integrated into the policy-making process. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Security and Diplomacy |
| URL | http://www.bbk.ac.uk/geds/biosecurity/ |
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| First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Environment,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |