05127nam 2200685 450 991046381320332120200903223051.02-487-50066-21-78441-107-8(CKB)2670000000575639(EBL)1840434(SSID)ssj0001413179(PQKBManifestationID)11790948(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001413179(PQKBWorkID)11411668(PQKB)11713132(MiAaPQ)EBC1840434(Au-PeEL)EBL1840434(CaPaEBR)ebr10978423(CaONFJC)MIL660764(OCoLC)895047467(EXLCZ)99267000000057563920141118h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPolitics and the life sciences the state of the discipline /by Robert H. Blank [and four others]First edition.Bingley, England :Emerald,2014.©20141 online resource (294 p.)Research in Biopolitics,2042-9940 ;Volume 12Description based upon print version of record.1-78441-108-6 1-322-29482-8 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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 TheoryPioneers 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 ExplanationsMulticausal and Multimethod Approaches to BiopoliticsObservable 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 SubdisciplinesComparative 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 MakingEmotion 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 BiopolicyCHAPTER 7 Ecology and Environmental Issues at the Global LevelThis 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.Research in biopolitics ;Volume 12.BiopoliticsPolitical scienceElectronic books.Biopolitics.Political science.320.01574Blank Robert H.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463813203321Politics and the life sciences1888819UNINA