Dimensional analysis of the concept of biosecurity in the face of biological hazards

Methodology
By Laurence Bernard, Marie Alderson
English

In recent years, with the strengthening of the discourse surrounding biological hazards of a bioterrorist nature, the concept of biosafety has gradually emerged. A dimensional analysis was used to contextualize the concept. Initially, biosafety was essentially a technical term related to the risks of contamination in laboratories or the food industry and was then used to describe the protection of biodiversity from the spread of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the environment. It is now used increasingly in reference to the prevention and control of infection, even though its use remains marginal. Biosecurity however, can be defined as the security of life and therefore affect the safety devices participating in the government of bodies and power over life. A more critical approach that includes social and political dimensions within a Foucauldian perspective is needed to expand the scope of the concept of biosecurity so that it includes constructed biological hazards.

Key words

  • concept analysis
  • biosecurity
  • Foucault
  • government of bodies
  • biological risks
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