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UNINA9910463813203321 |
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Politics and the life sciences : the state of the discipline / / by Robert H. Blank [and four others] |
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Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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2-487-50066-2 |
1-78441-107-8 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Research in Biopolitics, , 2042-9940 ; ; Volume 12 |
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Biopolitics |
Political science |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Politics and the Life Sciences: The State of the Discipline; Contents; Editorial Advisory Board; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Biology and Politics: An Introduction; Politics and the Life Sciences; Historical Development of Biopolitics; Organizational Foundation of Politics and the Life Sciences; Entering the Mainstream; Framing an Interactive Paradigm of Political Behavior; The Brain Is Not a Black Box; Epigenetics: Complicating the Model; Rational Choice Theory; Biology, Health, and Behavior; The Life Sciences and Public Policy; Organization of the Book; CHAPTER 2 Biology and Political Theory |
Pioneers in Biopolitics: The First GenerationEmpirical Biopolitical Theory: Paradigm Change; The Nature of Politics and the State; Normative Biopolitics; Impact of First-Generation Biopolitical Theory on Mainstream Political Science; Second-Generation Biopolitics; Genopolitics; The Next Frontier; The Future of Biopolitical Theory: Bringing the Generations Together; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3 Introduction to Methodological Issues in Biopolitics; Biological Approaches to Understanding Human Behavior; Politics, Political Science, and Biological Explanations |
Multicausal and Multimethod Approaches to BiopoliticsObservable |
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Measures of Political Behavior; Cues; Signals; Measures of Political Behavior That Are Not Easily Observed; The Central Nervous System and Brain Scans; Measuring the Autonomic Nervous System through Psychophysiology; Hormones in the Expression and Development of Sociopolitical Response; Genetics; Personality, Politics, and Changing Interpretations and Indicators; Conclusions; CHAPTER 4 Comparative Politics, World Politics, and International Relations in Biopolitical Perspective; Coalescence of Fields and Subdisciplines |
Comparative Politics and Comparative Political AnalysisPolitical Evolution: The Case of the Origins of the State; International Relations, World Politics, and Biopolitics; The Case of Ethnic Conflict and Recurring Wars; Conclusions; CHAPTER 5 Biology and Political Behavior; Biological Bases of Political Behavior; Health Status and Nutrition; Health, Disability, and Leaders; Biological Bases of Leadership; Social and Cultural Neuroscience; Herding in Humans; Social Trust; Empathy; Aggression and Fear Center; Implications for Policymakers; Emotion, Cognition, and Decision Making |
Emotion and CognitionImplications for Policymaking?; Political Ideology and Political Attitudes; Personality and Political Attitudes; Political Groundings; Voting Behavior; Conclusions: Biology and Political Behavior; CHAPTER 6 Biopolicy: Social Issues; Shortcomings of Current Social Policy Analysis; Social Policy and Ethics; The Case of Obesity; Integration of Complex Information Sources; The Case of Public Health; Biopolitical Perspective: Energy Policy and Hydraulic Fracturing; Benefits of Fracking; Risks of Fracking; Conclusions: Human-Centered Biopolicy |
CHAPTER 7 Ecology and Environmental Issues at the Global Level |
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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. |
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UNINA9910457334303321 |
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Autore |
Heater Derek Benjamin |
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Titolo |
Citizenship in Britain [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / Derek Heater |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-7196-X |
9786610501557 |
1-280-50155-3 |
0-7486-2672-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Citizenship - Great Britain - History |
Political science - Great Britain - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Early constitutional and humanist themes; Chapter 2 The efflorescence of political thinking; Chapter 3 Fighting corruption and France; Chapter 4 Two generations of progress; Chapter 5 Two issues of status; Chapter 6 Focus on social citizenship; Chapter 7 Citizenship as a key concept; References; Index; |
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An introduction to the varieties of citizenship in Britain, from the Middle Ages to the contemporary times. This work introduces both the status and understanding of citizenship in practice and the theoretical and advisory writings on the subject, and explores their inter-relationships. It examines key themes like local and national strata. |
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