Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965
<p>In the period 1959-1965 the Netherlands witnessed a major controversy between agricultural and public health camps on livestock-associated <em>Salmonella</em>, and whether the state or the agricultural sector itself was responsible for its control. The case is used to argue for...
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| description | <p>In the period 1959-1965 the Netherlands witnessed a major controversy between agricultural and public health camps on livestock-associated <em>Salmonella</em>, and whether the state or the agricultural sector itself was responsible for its control. The case is used to argue for historiographical analysis of negotiations <em>between</em> the policy domains of public health and agriculture, rather than study these domains separately.</p><p> </p><p>Using Joseph Gusfield’s concept of ‘ownership’ of public problems, the paper shows why attempts by public health experts to define salmonellosis as a public problem and control policy responses largely failed against the agricultural ‘green front’ of Dutch statutory industrial organisations (<em>publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisaties</em>, PBOs), the Ministry of Agriculture and members of parliament. The paper also argues for historiographical attention to be given to the influence of PBOs on policy making in the second half of the twentieth century.</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/589/volume/132/issue/1/">Blurring Boundaries: Towards a Medical History of the Twentieth Century</a>'.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Van wie is Salmonella? De politiek van door mensen en dieren gedeelde infectieziekten in Nederland,1959-1965</em></strong><br />In de periode 1959-1965 ontstond in Nederland een grote controverse tussen landbouw en volksgezondheid over met <em>Salmonella</em> besmet vee en of de staat of de landbouwsector zelf verantwoordelijk was voor de bestrijding van deze bacteriën. De casus laat de noodzaak zien van historiografische analyse van onderhandelingen <em>tussen</em> de beleidsdomeinen landbouw en volksgezondheid, in plaats van ze gescheiden te bestuderen.</p><p> </p><p>Aan de hand van Joseph Gusfields concept ‘eigenaarschap’ van publieke problemen wordt duidelijk waarom pogingen van volksgezondheidsdeskundigen om salmonellose als volksgezondheidsprobleem te definiëren en bestrijdingsbeleid vorm te geven grotendeels mislukten in de strijd met het agrarische ‘groene front’ van publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisaties (PBO’s), het landbouwministerie en parlementsleden. Het artikel toont daarom ook het belang van historiografische aandacht voor de invloed van PBO’s op het maken van beleid gedurende de tweede helft van de twintigste eeuw.</p><p> </p><p>Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het themanummer '<a href="/589/volume/132/issue/1/">Blurring Boundaries: Towards a Medical History of the Twentieth Century</a>'.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-47e434e8558447ceb51a1150045ca9832022-12-22T04:05:05Zengopenjournals.nlBMGN: Low Countries Historical Review0165-05052211-28982017-03-0113218310310.18352/bmgn-lchr.103119958Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965Floor Haalboom<p>In the period 1959-1965 the Netherlands witnessed a major controversy between agricultural and public health camps on livestock-associated <em>Salmonella</em>, and whether the state or the agricultural sector itself was responsible for its control. The case is used to argue for historiographical analysis of negotiations <em>between</em> the policy domains of public health and agriculture, rather than study these domains separately.</p><p> </p><p>Using Joseph Gusfield’s concept of ‘ownership’ of public problems, the paper shows why attempts by public health experts to define salmonellosis as a public problem and control policy responses largely failed against the agricultural ‘green front’ of Dutch statutory industrial organisations (<em>publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisaties</em>, PBOs), the Ministry of Agriculture and members of parliament. The paper also argues for historiographical attention to be given to the influence of PBOs on policy making in the second half of the twentieth century.</p><p> </p><p>This article is part of the special issue '<a href="/589/volume/132/issue/1/">Blurring Boundaries: Towards a Medical History of the Twentieth Century</a>'.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Van wie is Salmonella? De politiek van door mensen en dieren gedeelde infectieziekten in Nederland,1959-1965</em></strong><br />In de periode 1959-1965 ontstond in Nederland een grote controverse tussen landbouw en volksgezondheid over met <em>Salmonella</em> besmet vee en of de staat of de landbouwsector zelf verantwoordelijk was voor de bestrijding van deze bacteriën. De casus laat de noodzaak zien van historiografische analyse van onderhandelingen <em>tussen</em> de beleidsdomeinen landbouw en volksgezondheid, in plaats van ze gescheiden te bestuderen.</p><p> </p><p>Aan de hand van Joseph Gusfields concept ‘eigenaarschap’ van publieke problemen wordt duidelijk waarom pogingen van volksgezondheidsdeskundigen om salmonellose als volksgezondheidsprobleem te definiëren en bestrijdingsbeleid vorm te geven grotendeels mislukten in de strijd met het agrarische ‘groene front’ van publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisaties (PBO’s), het landbouwministerie en parlementsleden. Het artikel toont daarom ook het belang van historiografische aandacht voor de invloed van PBO’s op het maken van beleid gedurende de tweede helft van de twintigste eeuw.</p><p> </p><p>Dit artikel maakt deel uit van het themanummer '<a href="/589/volume/132/issue/1/">Blurring Boundaries: Towards a Medical History of the Twentieth Century</a>'.</p>https://www.bmgn-lchr.nl/articles/10311Medical historyNetherlandsSalmonellaPolitics20th century |
| spellingShingle | Floor Haalboom Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review Medical history Netherlands Salmonella Politics 20th century |
| title | Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 |
| title_full | Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 |
| title_fullStr | Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 |
| title_short | Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 |
| title_sort | who owns salmonella the politics of infections shared by humans and livestock in the netherlands 1959 1965 |
| topic | Medical history Netherlands Salmonella Politics 20th century |
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