Politics and the life sciences the state of the discipline

This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. The book's chapters present a...

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Other Authors Stewart, Patrick
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2014.
SeriesResearch in biopolitics ; v. 12.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781784411077
ISSN2042-9940 ;
DOI10.1108/S2042-9940201412
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 283 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Biology and politics : an introduction / Robert H. Blank
  • Biology and political theory / Joseph Losco
  • Introduction to methodological issues in biopolitics / Patrick Stewart
  • Comparative politics, world politics and international relations in biopolitical perspective / Samuel M. Hines, Jr.
  • Biology and political behavior / Robert H. Blank
  • Biopolicy : social issues / Odelia Funke
  • Ecology and environmental issues at the global level / Samuel M. Hines, Jr
  • Toward human-centered political science / Robert Blank.