A problem is not just a problem. Positions, hermeneutics and public policies related to the bee health

Abstract

In different parts of the world, we discuss the health of bees and their possible causes. Argentina, one of the world’s leading honey producers, inevitably owns this problem in a central place. In this work we will analyze the ways of conceptualizing the problem and the hermeneutics that underlie different agents regarding the bee health in Argentina. To this end, an analysis of the link between positions and hermeneutics of beekeepers, Bayer, scientists from the areas of Toxicology and Behavioral Biology and officials from different areas of SENASA, control body of the Argentine State will be carried out. Among the main conclusions it is recognized: i) Argentine State and Bayer present similar positions and hermeneutics suggesting a neoliberal scenario, ii) Toxicology (area of greatest interference in the problem) minimizes environmental risks with respect to Behavioral Biology and iii) numerous simplification processes are recognized in public policy decision making in Argentina in recent years.