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Record Nr.

UNISA996197562603316

Autore

Blank Robert H.

Titolo

Biology and political science / / Robert H. Blank and Samuel M. Hines, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001

ISBN

1-134-62905-2

0-415-75773-8

1-134-62906-0

9780203256166

1-280-32549-6

9786610325498

0-203-25616-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

HinesSamuel M

Disciplina

306.2

320.0157

Soggetti

Biopolitics

Political science

Sociobiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Biology and politics; Biopolitical theory; Comparative politics, world politics and international relations in biopolitical perspective; Methodological issues in biopolitics; Biology and behaviour; Biopolicy I: Decision-making and societal issues; Biopolicy II: Ecology and environmental issues at the global level; Towards human-centred political science; Appendix: Brain-imaging techniques; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book demonstrates the increasing interest of some social scientists in the theories, research and findings of life sciences in building a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of politics.  It discusses the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science, reviews the growing literature in the field and presents a coherent view of biopolitics as a framework for structuring



inquiry across the current subfields of political science.