Global health risks and cosmopolitisation: from emergence to interference

Figuié Muriel. 2013. Global health risks and cosmopolitisation: from emergence to interference. Sociology of Health and Illness, 35 (2) : 227-240.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : SOCIOLOGY / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL / Quartile : Q1, Sujet : PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Social Sciences)

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Psychologie-éthologie-ergonomie; Sociologie-démographie

Résumé : According to Beck's 'World at Risk' theory, global risks push nations towards a cosmopolitisation of their health policy and open opportunities for a democratic turn. This article provides an empirical analysis of Beck's theory, based on the experience of Vietnamese authorities from 2003 to 2007 in managing the emerging avian flu virus. It shows how Vietnam's framing of avian flu has shifted, under the pressure from international organisations and the US administration, from an epizootic and zoonotic risk (or a classic risk) to a pandemic threat (or a late modern risk). Vietnam's response was part of its overall strategy to join the World Trade Organization and it was limited by Vietnam's defence of its sovereignty. This strategy has been successful for Vietnam but has limited the possibility of cosmopolitan and democratic transformations. The case study highlights the constructed dimension of risks of late modernity and their possible instrumentalisation: it minimises the role of a community of fear relative to a community of trade.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Influenzavirus aviaire, santé publique, politique sanitaire, danger pour la santé, gestion du risque, mondialisation, organisation internationale

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Viet Nam

Classification Agris : L70 - Sciences et hygiène vétérinaires - Considérations générales
L73 - Maladies des animaux
S50 - Santé humaine

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2005-2013) - Santé animale et maladies émergentes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Figuié Muriel, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/568254/)

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