All Outputs (4)

The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk (2009)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., Brown, B., & Wright, N. (2009). The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk. Sociologia Ruralis, 49(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2009.00488.x

Avian influenza, or 'bird 'flu' arrived in Norfolk in April 2006 in the form of the low pathogenic strain H7N3. In February 2007 a highly pathogenic strain, H5N1, which can pose a risk to humans, was discovered in Suffolk. We examine how a local news... Read More about The ins and outs of biosecurity: bird 'flu in East Anglia and the spatial representation of risk.

‘Not rocket science’ or ‘No silver bullet’? Media and government discourses about MRSA and cleanliness (2008)
Journal Article
Koteyko, N., Nerlich, B., Crawford, P., & Wright, N. (2008). ‘Not rocket science’ or ‘No silver bullet’? Media and government discourses about MRSA and cleanliness. Applied Linguistics, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amn006

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), commonly called a superbug, has recently been a major political issue in the UK, playing a significant role in debates over health policy in the general election held in 2005. While science recogniz... Read More about ‘Not rocket science’ or ‘No silver bullet’? Media and government discourses about MRSA and cleanliness.

Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science (2006)
Journal Article
Wright, N., & Nerlich, B. (2006). Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science. Public Understanding of Science, 15(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662506063017

The "deficit model" as an explanation of the public understanding of science has attracted sustained criticism. While acknowledging the limitations of the deficit model, we argue that researchers should not abandon all interest in exploring it. Our r... Read More about Use of the deficit model in a shared culture of argumentation: the case of foot and mouth science.

Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis (2006)
Journal Article
Nerlich, B., & Wright, N. (2006). Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis. Environmental Values, 15(4), https://doi.org/10.3197/096327106779116168

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 Yorkshir... Read More about Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis.