The world of biology and politics organization and research areas

This volume describes (a) the present academic and institutional status of Biopolitics and (b) the wide range of research areas that have emerged within the field.The Introduction puts into perspective the major differences and similarities between Biopolitics and more traditional approaches to poli...

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Other Authors Peterson, Steven A., Somit, Albert
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
SeriesResearch in biopolitics ; v. 11.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781781907290
ISSN2042-9940 ;
DOI10.1108/S2042-9940(2013)11
Physical Description1 online resource (231 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Biology and politics : an introduction / Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson
  • Biology and politics as an organizational enterprise / Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson
  • Graduate education in biology and politics / Milton Lodge ... [et al.]
  • On the evolutionary roots of the social sciences / Tatu Vanhanen
  • Neuropolitics and political science : providing a foundation for the study of politics / John M. Friend, Bradley A. Thayer
  • The biopolitics of the great apes / Johan M.G. van der Dennen
  • Biopolicy : can it provide a new paradigm? / Odelia Funke
  • Attempted assassination and presidential achievement : the case of Ronald Reagan / Robert E. Gilbert
  • Toward an evolutionary synthesis of individualist and communist anarchism : the evolutionary bases of cooperation / Steven A. Peterson
  • Success or failure? A critical but optimistic evaluation of biopolitics / Robert H. Blank, Michael Bang Petersen
  • The politics of evolutionary theory and biopolitics in the future / Albert Somit, Steven A. Peterson.