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Thanks Emily for this excellent thread 👏 There's also a short introductory blog: safermedicines.org/blog_post/ho...
How can a sociological perspective facilitate the transition from animal research to non-animal, new approach methodologies? - Safer Medicines
In our new paper, Safer Medicines Trust Research Director, Pandora Pound, explores whether a sociological perspective can help explain why animal research persists within academia despite the availabi...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thanks Emily for this excellent thread 👏 There's also a short introductory blog: safermedicines.org/blog_post/ho...
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Most animals used in experimentation are still in academic settings.
Pound argues this isn’t due to scientific necessity, but because the enculturated paradigm is a powerful source of symbolic and economic capital, due to its history and systems of inertia.
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Pound argues this isn’t due to scientific necessity, but because the enculturated paradigm is a powerful source of symbolic and economic capital, due to its history and systems of inertia.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Most animals used in experimentation are still in academic settings.
Pound argues this isn’t due to scientific necessity, but because the enculturated paradigm is a powerful source of symbolic and economic capital, due to its history and systems of inertia.
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Pound argues this isn’t due to scientific necessity, but because the enculturated paradigm is a powerful source of symbolic and economic capital, due to its history and systems of inertia.
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She explores how academics' "reluctance to relinquish their models" is a defensive tactic, given that "the animal research field is fully open to external forces and its autonomy and legitimacy are at risk as never before."
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
She explores how academics' "reluctance to relinquish their models" is a defensive tactic, given that "the animal research field is fully open to external forces and its autonomy and legitimacy are at risk as never before."
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Pound also calls for a rethink in how we talk about change.
Rather than using “replacement” (which still treats animal experimentation as the default), she suggests “displacement” — a term that signals the intent to phase it out entirely.
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Rather than using “replacement” (which still treats animal experimentation as the default), she suggests “displacement” — a term that signals the intent to phase it out entirely.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Pound also calls for a rethink in how we talk about change.
Rather than using “replacement” (which still treats animal experimentation as the default), she suggests “displacement” — a term that signals the intent to phase it out entirely.
4/
Rather than using “replacement” (which still treats animal experimentation as the default), she suggests “displacement” — a term that signals the intent to phase it out entirely.
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This shift in language matters.
“Replacement” implies there’s something that must be preserved.
“Displacement” reframes the goal: not to replicate animal models, but to move beyond them toward more innovative, human-relevant approaches.
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“Replacement” implies there’s something that must be preserved.
“Displacement” reframes the goal: not to replicate animal models, but to move beyond them toward more innovative, human-relevant approaches.
5/
October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This shift in language matters.
“Replacement” implies there’s something that must be preserved.
“Displacement” reframes the goal: not to replicate animal models, but to move beyond them toward more innovative, human-relevant approaches.
5/
“Replacement” implies there’s something that must be preserved.
“Displacement” reframes the goal: not to replicate animal models, but to move beyond them toward more innovative, human-relevant approaches.
5/
Reposted by Safer Medicines
There's a lot to unpack here, some of which is summarized in the graphic above.
Sit down with a coffee or a cocktail this weekend and give it a full read.
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sit down with a coffee or a cocktail this weekend and give it a full read.
🔚
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A sociological perspective on the challenges of displacing animal research within academia: the contribution of Bourdieu
The use of non-animal, new approach methodologies (NAMs) is increasing but there has been no associated decrease in animal use. Reasons may include th…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
There's a lot to unpack here, some of which is summarized in the graphic above.
Sit down with a coffee or a cocktail this weekend and give it a full read.
🔚
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Sit down with a coffee or a cocktail this weekend and give it a full read.
🔚
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...