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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 pol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Peterson, Steven A., Somit, Albert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
Colección:Research in biopolitics ; v. 11.
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Sumario: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 political science in terms of basic concepts, scope, research methodology, and the resulting implications for public policy. The next two chapters focus on the institutions and organizations that have significantly influenced the structure and direction of the "movement." Chapter 4 describes how and why evolutionary theory has had an increasingly influential impact on political science. Chapters 5 through 9 are "case studies" of how biological perspectives have been productively used in several of the disciplines established "fields." Chapter 10 is a measured critical analysis of the enterprise and Chapter 11 looks at where biopolitics as a field might be moving.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781781907290
1781907293
9781299981386
1299981380
1781907285
9781781907283
ISSN:2042-9940 ;