A unique focus on Denmark – one of the world’s most progressive countries when it comes to antibiotic regulation – as well as Europe more broadly, makes this book a valuable resource for regulatory deliberations on future antibiotic policy to effectively combat AMR.

Chapter 1 Risking Antimicrobial Resistance – A one-health study of antibiotic use and its societal aspects.- Chapter 2 Dealing with explicit patient demands for antibiotics in a clinical setting.- Chapter 3 Antibiotics in France and Italy: A linguistic analysis of policies and practices compared to Danish standards.- Chapter 4 Talk on cough: symptom, sign and significance in acute primary care.- Chapter 5 To prescribe or not to prescribe’ is not the only question: Physician attitudes towards antibiotics and prescription practices in Spain.- Chapter 6 Governing the consumption of antimicrobials: The Danish model for using antimicrobials in a comparative perspective.- Chapter 7 My Life as a Pig: MRSA and the Control of Life in Contemporary Pig Production.- Chapter 8 Social stigmatization of pig farmers: Medical perspectives on modern pig farming.- Chapter 9 What is ‘good doctoring’ when antibiotic resistance is a global threat?.- Chapter 10 Governing risk by conveying just enough (un-)certainty: Rearticulating good doctoring as a psy-medical competence.- Chapter 11 The antibiotic challenge: justifications for antibiotic usage in the world of medicine.- Chapter 12 Concluding remarks on ‘Risking Antimicrobial Resistance’.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to be one of the greatest threats to public health in the twenty-first century. In this context, understanding the reasons why perceptions of antibiotic risk differ between different groups is crucial when it comes to tackling antibiotic misuse. This innovative volume gathers together chapters written by sociologists, psychologists and linguists with the common aim of examining the social factors that affect use of antibiotics among humans and animals. A unique focus on Denmark – one of the world’s most progressive countries when it comes to antibiotic regulation – as well as Europe more broadly, makes this book a valuable resource for regulatory deliberations on future antibiotic policy to effectively combat AMR.

“The book effectively assesses antimicrobial resistance from the One Health perspective using studies from both the human and veterinary medical fields. … The book uniquely describes the reasons antimicrobials are used from the perspective of both human and veterinary medicine. … This well-written book could serve as a resource for understanding the social factors affecting antimicrobial use and consumption in humans and animals.” (Pamela A. Foral, Doody's Book Reviews, January 04, 2019)

“This edited volume offers a new perspective on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Focussing mostly on Denmark but also including comparisons with Italy, Spain, and France, the volume approaches antibiotic use and regulation from the dual angles of one health and social sciences research on risk.” (Dr Claas Kirchhelle, Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK)

Offers a new perspective on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in society Provides refreshingly different approaches to a major global health problem, using social scientific methodology and incorporating a one health theme Explores the socio-cultural underpinnings of antibiotic resistance