Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455, USA.
Sociol Health Illn. 2013 Feb;35(2):213-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2012.01534.x. Epub 2012 Oct 24.
Over the past few years, a 'One World, One Health' (OWOH) policy framework has become the guiding principle for international responses to avian influenza and other zoonotic infectious diseases. Several specialised inter-governmental agencies, including the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization and World Organization for Animal Health, jointly endorsed and promoted this framework. This article attempts to explain why international agencies advocated OWOH despite its vagueness. By examining how these international agencies gradually reframed avian flu problems, this article illustrates the crucial roles of international agencies in constructing disease knowledge and relevant policy responses. It shows that the three agencies adopted an all-inclusive approach to reduce conflicts, defend their legitimacy, and facilitate commitment for collaboration. Not only has this new framework reduced tensions between agencies, it has also reshaped the interests and interactions of other global actors. The case thus illustrates how these organisational actors actively manufacture new cognitive frames and policy regimes that advance their own legitimacy and influence.
在过去的几年中,“同一个世界,同一个健康”(One World, One Health,OWOH)政策框架已成为国际社会应对禽流感和其他人畜共患传染病的指导原则。包括世界卫生组织、联合国粮食及农业组织和世界动物卫生组织在内的几个专门的政府间机构共同认可并推动了这一框架。本文试图解释为什么国际机构尽管对其模糊性持保留意见,但仍主张“同一个世界,同一个健康”。通过研究这些国际机构如何逐渐重新构建禽流感问题,本文说明了国际机构在构建疾病知识和相关政策应对方面的关键作用。它表明,这三个机构采取了包罗万象的方法来减少冲突,维护其合法性,并促进合作承诺。这个新框架不仅减轻了机构之间的紧张关系,还重塑了其他全球行为者的利益和互动。因此,该案例说明了这些组织行为者如何积极制造新的认知框架和政策制度,以提升其自身的合法性和影响力。